In search of the call.

[Varys]

What had done that too him?

Varys mind spun obssessively over the thought. He wanted to know what had done that. It had never happened before. Even in Master's writings he had never heard of such a thing. Perhaps he had surpassed that old man? Perhaps he was more intwined with the true element of Nightmares than he was? He didn't know and his nightmares screamed and called to him, they wanted to tell him it was true and if he only summoned them and let go for awhile they'd prove it.

It was just a lie. They wanted nothing more than his body, they wanted to become real and not just shells to be used.

The basic spell he used to trace the call grew stronger, it was from some simple tome that he had picked up from the library. The book directed him as he made his way through the corridors and too a door. This would be it. Varys would even be so kind as to knock, but once the door opened, even if it was only just a little crack, he would push himself through and close it after him. He would speak as he laid eyes on whatever would open it, not caring if they understood or not.

"How did you do that? How did you call me? Tell me how you did, tell me what you did. Tell me it all, I demand it!"

The tone was most definately not the sanest sounding at the moment. Indeed it was frought with small sounds of anger, he was obsessed with anything that could possibly know more about his stlye of Magic than himself. He was consumed by it.

[Alastin]

Alastin had been busy that evening he had wanted to catch up on his tonic and potion making to be prepared the next time Ziare came with a need. He sighed for a moment wiping his hands. Who could be knocking at this hour? For that matter who was knocking? It wasn't Ziare or he would have sensed Armenius' presence nearby. He was getting used to her bonds and being around her and he hesitantly went to the door. He went to the door and sensed something. Mad. A mad focus that was focused on something. Something that he would never understand.

What's going on?

He blinked a few times and then opened the door and was suddenly pushed back the door slammed behind the man and he shivered slightly. What the hell?!

"Wha...."

He didn't have a chance to speak though as this man laid eyes on him and began speaking. Questioning. Demanding. Alastin shivered slightly at the tone. Call. Wait. Was he? Alastin shivered slightly remembering the beast that Misae had somehow triggered.

"It wasn't me..." Alastin whispered.

"It was my bond Misae she screamed 'damned by nightmares' or something of that matter her rage so channeled on who you attacked."

[Varys]

The crazed eyes focused on the man for a few moments. He was afraid, he wouldn't be lying. But if he didn't know how he did it, then perhaps he knew why it happened? He had to, he was there, he knew what was happening. He would know, and if he didn't....

He couldn't risk the scared man trying to run though, Varys would lock the door now. Atleast then it would take his target afew moments to open the door. Varys couldn't help but grin, everything was going along so well, he had frightened the poor man senseless and now he had him trapped in his own room. Everything was perfect in his mind.

The sadistic glee showed in the crazed eyes, the wide and crooked grin. The gait of his movements and the tone of his voice as he spoke again. It was so nice this man feared him, he was right to do so.

"So you don't know how....Fine Fine fine fine. Tell me why then. Tell me it all, I want to know why. Tell me what happened, what did that foolish man with wings do that was so horrid. Why does some girl keep appearing in my dreams, constantly raped and lined with ice? TELL ME!"

[Alastin]

Click.

The sound of a door locking. Only two people in the entire school could unlock that door from the outside. Himself and Ziare. He had given Ziare a key when she had a rough night and he had been called to her side. He shivered slightly and gazed at the man that was in front of him. There was something about him that was nearly insane. A madness that could not be driven away but, it wasn't the sick madness it was a voluntary madness that was acquired from a drive to gain power. To gain mastery over whatever art this man practiced. Briefly Alastin considered diving out the window and snapping his wings out but, he didn't want to become the target of whatever this man could do. Being stalked was bad enough being hunted was even worse. He had seen but, one of the insanities that appeared to be associated with him.

It's still horrid...

~Easy bond mate just calm down now and explain.~

Alastin looked up at him he hadn't been hurt yet and that made him alittle less afraid. Well to the point that he wasn't paralyzed in fear anyways like a rat in front of a snake.

"I...I didn't call you. I was healing someone who had suffered a very traumatic experiance. The rape on her was slowly killing her off and I couldn't let someone die so I was healing her. The other man...the man you attacked. Jyo. He bungled my healing by duplicating her pain onto himself and that triggered a replay. I was linked with her mind and saw them as well and got sick..."

He shivered looking away his wings weren't out but, he felt so cold at the memory. The memory of her screams of help and nobody answered. Misae however, had a very strong influence on his mind and protected him as she pleased.

"Misae was mad. Misae is my bond dragon who's consciousness resides in my mind when she isn't actively something. I mean she was enraged. She's very protective of me and she damned the other one for making the girl relive her memories. 'May nightmares damn him' I think she said..." Alastin whispered softly as he ran his fingers through his hair.

[Varys]

Varys growled at the end of the explanation. It had given him some details to be sure but it didn't give him anything he NEEDED. He wanted to know how it happened so badly, and more precisely how he could do it himself. The man was becoming slightly bolder, he could tell. Varys wouldn't be able to keep him cowed for too much longer. But he didn't know what to do.

"That doesn't tell me anything! ANYTHING! Some random pissed off dragon summoned me! That doesn't mean a thing, a fluke, nothing more nothing at all."

Varys' mind was spinning on what it could mean, what it could have come from. His mind was working so hard when something snapped together, the expression on his face went from intensely frustrated to satisfied again. He had a thought....

"No...it lead me to you.... and you'll eventually meet with her. And she has such pretty Nightmares. You're a likeable person too...Yes, so afraid of the dark. I can see it, you've worried every time you heard a sound in the black. You should... I am those sounds."

Varys chuckled happily, he was amusing himself now. He knew all he had to do now was gain this one's trust. Or whatever small measure could be gained from instilling fear. Then all he had to do was wait. The tortured girl would be here soon..... He could almost taste it.

[Ziare]

Ziare walked down the spiraling stair case that led to her high tower room that she had gotten now. News of her trauma had gotten wind to the staff and they thought it best if she had her own space to recover. She was on her way to see the one man that offered her any semblance of normalcy anymore.

Reaching his room she found it locked. But he had told her she was welcome at any time and so she slipped her spare key into the lock and unlocked it stepping in. Her eyes went wide with what she saw.

Alastin was scared and that was not like her angel. She was almost shaken to the core to see him as such. Immediatly she knew the culprit must be this other man. She summoned.

Scith came out. The black haired winged girl carying the scythe of doom did look menacing as she stared down the other man standing between him and Alastin. Ziare said not a word. Which wasn't a shock as she hadn't spoken since she had woken but that didn't matter right now she had to do something. Her angel was indanger and to lose him meant to lose herself.

[Alastin]

Alastin flinched reflexively at the snap from Varys when he said the answer wasn't good enough. What was he supposed to say?! He shivered slightly as he looked down for a moment chewing his lower lip. That growl had in a way scared him a bit more as well. There was something unnatural about the way the man spoke and growled something that was scary and frightening that Alastin refused to delve into. Delving into the black memories of Zi had already unbalanced him enough and now this.. man. He was coming here demanding for why he was called as Misae gave a hiss in his mind flexing her claws in her mental form. How she wanted to rend this man. Yet he hadn't woundered her bond mate yet and so she hadn't forced Alastin to summon her out. He gazed at him for a moment and heard him speak again.

What does he want?!

He froze.

He was speaking of Ziare and her nightmares so casually and joyfully like they were a treat to be savored. Just what on earth was this man? What was it about nightmares that made him laugh rather then be afraid. Unless...he caused nightmares himself now that was a thought he would consider later.

Click.

The door unlocked and it was opened Ziare standing there watching it all taking his fear in immeadiatly and he bit his lip. She summoned one of her summons Scith if he recalled. Scith was protecting him not yet attacking as Alastin carefully walked around Varys letting Scyth be in the way and made his way to Ziare and finally reached her. He took her hand looked up into her eyes with a look of thanks in his own. When she was wordless he didn't mind he responded simarily as he stood in front of her feeling her touch. Letting him know she was there.

"Misae's rage must have triggered your transformation when she screamed out in anger. You were seeing the images I was seeing as well and you transformed...that explains why you attacked that other man..."

It was something with Alastin. Alastin never mentioned Jyo around Ziare at the moment since he was still rebuilding her.

[Varys]

The sound of the door turning over. How could that be? He had locked it, it couldn't open. Unless...unless he had a room mate, or someone that he shared the key with. Maybe it was the girl? That could make sense. It would almost be beneficial that she came. Varys would have enjoyed it if had only been the girl. Unfortunately he wasn't that lucky.

Varys grumbled something under his breath at the weapon weilding being that was put forth infront of him. Varys acted on his first instinct and that was to back away. Unfortunately that also put him out of range of Alastin. Varys wouldn't be able to use the man as a hostage.

Varys wondered what his next move would be, he supposed he would have to wait. He couldn't do too much at this moment, all he had now was to wait and see what the others would do.

"Seems the scared little man has some steel behind him..."

[Ziare]

Ziare let the summon block Alastin from Varys until he got around to her. He quickly took her hand and she took his too. She was not sure what this person was doing in here but she was worried for Alastin. Never had she seen him scared except once and even then it didn't seem as bad as now.

She pulled him close a bit as she leaned against him. She had come for comfort and she still needed it but she stayed silent. The echos of her pain and suffering her nightmares and pain echoed in those perfect blue eyes that now focused on Varys. She didn't attack him and wouldn't. She hadn't attacked anyone since that night and she didn't want to. She didn't want to try to either. All she had done was make sure that she could definatly keep her angel safe.

Right now that was all that was important to her. Nothing else was as important. It was this and this alone. She wanted to know what was going on but yet she didn't speak because she couldn't and didn't. Instead she stared at the man wondering what he was indeed there for and letting Alastin handle the situation.

[Alastin]

Alastin was relieved that Ziare was here because things were getting a tad too close for his liking and it had rattled him slightly. Not just slightly everything about this man rattled him so far and he didn't like being rattled so much. He felt Ziare's presence as she leaned against him and he sighed softly leaning against her as well so they were pressed togeather. Varys had rattled him up enough to get concern from her but, he didn't expect Ziare to be so quick on summoning things to defend him. Alastin shifted his head and nuzzled her neck lightly letting her know that he was ok before he turned his attention to the madman that had put him in this situation. Alastin had been helping Ziare and now here she was saving his ass from whatever Varys could of done. The raw irony in it all didn't go unnoticed by him as he gazed at Varys.

"There's more to me then just being afraid of nightmarish things that you can become. If I was just some scaredy cat who was afraid of everything then I would never have come to this place."

Alastin whispered softly as he was starting to regain a bit more of his control and he grasped at it with Misae pressing his calm right in his face for the moment. He closed his eyes taking a meditative breath for a moment and the fear was no longer showing in his eyes. Misae keeping a lid on it later so Alastin could be there for Ziare since he already sensed the reason he came his his fingers lightly ran against her hand.

"I would like your name however..."

"He didn't hurt me Ziare just rattled me somewhat I'm ok."