kingdomdressing | You are likely to be eaten by a grue.

[Sora stops and looks up immediately, but given how dark it is, it's hard to see the frown on his face. It was a bright sunny day overhead, but now it feels like he's been stuck in a long box.]

Hey! Who turned off the sun?

[If Sora looks back in the direction he came there isn't a trace of that sunny hallway to be seen, just more hallways just as dark as the one he stands.

Xigbar however can see just fine, though of course he's not introducing himself right away, there's no game in that.

First he waits a bit to let the change in atmosphere set in. To let Sora feel the isolation and let his eyes adjust enough to catch movement in the darkness. After all, what's there to fear if he never sees it coming.]

I don't remember seeing you on the guest list for the dinner party.

[Xigbar still isnt' sharing his location and his voice likely doesn't really seem to be coming from any particular direction. There's almost an echo to the fake accusatory tone.]

[Yeah, that's unnerving. Then he hears the voice and it makes him turn around quickly, trying to pin down where it's coming from. He's going to reach for the wall automatically.]

Do you uh, mind turning the lights back on? I don't know how you did it, but it seems silly to try to have a party in the dark, don't you think?

[Now Xigbar's laughter isn't exactly super reassuring, but it's all that much worse in surround sound.]

That's funny. I can see juuuuust fine.

Yeah, okay. I think I'll just go back uh, where I can see again.

[He's going to start walking, one hand against the wall in what should be the right direction.]

And where might that be?

[Since it's just as dark in that direction as it is in any other. Now improved with the whispers of dusks slithering and writhing across the floor at around ankle level.

Just perfect for tripping over.]

At the end of all of this- wha!

[He stumbles, but doesn't go down. The whispering is unfamiliar, as Sora's never had an encounter with a Dusk before. Heck, he's only ever heard of Heartless from other residents trying to warn him about them.]

[Once Sora's tripped they move out of the way a bit, staying close enough that their movement and their voices can still be registered but not close enough that they touch him without meaning to.]

The end of all this- what?

[One dusk will helpfully slither by just close enough to brush against the back of Sora's knees.]

[Yeah, that's going to get him to yelp and jerk away as fast as he can, his hand swatting behind himself quickly before feeling for the wall again.]

All.. this! The darkness, it can't go on forever.

The darkness'll go on as long as it wants. If that means forever, it'll go on forever.

[Xigbar's smile is practically audible in his tone.

The dusks are keeping their distance now.]

It can't go on forever, darkness doesn't do stuff like that!

[You know what, he's going to fish around in his pocket. Why didn't he think of this sooner? After a bit of fumbling, there's the jingle of keys. Shortly afterward, there's a small circle of light bursting from between Sora's fingers. It's coming from the tiny keychain light dangling beside some charms and his house key.]

Aha!

[Xigbar is well away from anywhere where he might be immediately spotted, but the dusks.

Well, there's not actually too many of the dusks, large number wouldn't suit the level of control Xigbar needed for them, but their circling, the way they move and the limited light might make it seem like there's far more of them than their actually is.

At the light, one of the dusks breaks rank try to knock it out of Sora's hand.

At the same time a purplish light appears further down the hall.]

Sure, whatever you say kiddo.

[That gets another yelp, with Sora backing away from them as much as he can. Even if it means he's pressed up against the wall. He's still got a good grip on his light, but the purple one down the hall almost makes him release the button on it. He starts heading for it hesitantly, because good or bad it's another source of light.]

[Xigbar goes mysteriously silent for a while, waiting til Sora gets closer to that purple light.

Even the dusks getting a bit quiet. Though every now and then they come close to the light to keep Sora on his toes they aren't reaching to touch him.

Xigbar won't be making any moves until Sora's within 20-25 feet of that light.]

[Those Dusks would be toast if Sora had a Keyblade. He's more than jumpy as he walks, and each time one of them comes closer he speeds up, until he's running toward the purple light, his own bobbing erratically as he moves. His own heartbeat is loud in his ears, louder than his panting breaths as he closes in on it.]

[If Sora had a keyblade, Xigbar would be far more direct in his approach. It'd be a very different kind of hunt.

As he gets closer the light seems to quiver a little, more as he gets closer. Until he reaches the twenty-five feet mark, at which point it goes perfectly still.

At the twenty foot mark Xigbar shoots for Sora's shoulder, the arrow coming straight from the middle of that purple light.

Of course it's nothing vital he's aimed for since he doesn't want this to be a quick and neat sort of thing, but that doesn't mean it won't hurt like hell.]

[It's more painful than anything Sora's experienced before, and his sharp cry is loud as he immediately goes down. There's another, more horrified sound as he realizes what even happened. Not that he realizes he was running toward a sniper's scope. No, it's the realization that there's an arrow shot cleanly through the flesh of his right shoulder, and that he has no idea what to do about it.]

Ooh, you get winged there, kiddo?

[It's only then that Xigbar decides to come out of his hidey hole. His voice only coming from him now, without a trace of echoing.

He approaches on foot and letting his approach be heard with quite deliberate footsteps.]

'sokay, it's just a flesh wound.

Why? Why did you do that!?

[He's scrambling back awkwardly, quickly discovering that trying to use his right arm at all hurts if it pulls those muscles. His first discovery of that has him making a choked sob in the back of his throat when he tries to get to his feet. He's forgotten about the Dusks entirely.]

[Lucky the dusks are pretty much just ambiance now, since Xigbar only really wanted them scaring the shit out of Sora, not catching Sora for him.]

That's the game.

[Arrow riffle in hand again, Xigbar aims another shot for Sora's hand. Sort of like a warning shot, but mostly just him wanting to make Sora bleed some more.]

If you can still move you might want to think about running.

[That gets another scream, and the force of it pins Sora's right hand to the wall beside him. His knees almost buckle from the pain, and he whimpers as he tries to pry the arrow free before Xigbar can get any closer.]

Stop! I don't want to play your game!

If you want to doesn't really come into the equation.

[If he doesn't get free and get moving before Xigbar gets there, Xigbar will kick him in the ribs.]

[He's terrified what will happen, but his fingers keep sliding on his own blood dripping down the arrow shaft. His next protest is cut off as the air is knocked from his lungs, and this time his knees do give out on him. There's a loud whimper as the movement draws his right arm upward, pulling against the arrow still in his shoulder.]

Get up.

[Though sorely tempted to kick him again, instead Xigbar grabs the front of Sora's shirt. Yanking him to his feet with one hand and pulling out the arrow pinning him to the wall with the other, only to throw him at the wall directly opposite.

This time Xigbar's approach is less leisurely walk and more a full on charge intended to follow up Sora's impact with the wall with a punch in the gut from his metal hand.]

[The arrow ripping out of his hand makes Sora scream again, only to be abruptly cut off when he hits the wall bodily. He's too dazed to see the strike coming, and his body bends around Xigbar's fist while he gasps, trying and failing to suck in air as his vision briefly goes black. He drops to his knees in front of Xigbar, left arm going around his stomach protectively as he curls over himself, wheezing.]

Told you you aughtta run.

[The next blow is aimed at Sora's back, intended to knock him to the ground and make it that much easier for Xigbar to kneel down and straddle his back.]

See sometime in the next hour or two you're probably gonna get eaten.

[It won't take much at this point to knock him over, and Sora's in too much pain to try to get away- until he actually listens to what Xigbar is saying. The idea of getting eaten by anything is too horrible to imagine, even more than what's happening to him right now. He tries to struggle out from under Xigbar, but it only brings tears to his eyes when his hand, shoulder and stomach pull a sob from him. He's really, really hoping the pain radiating from his gut is something a potion can cure.]

D-don't- nnn...

[Struggling isn't too much of a worry for Xigbar, if he was just flesh and bone maybe his weight alone wouldn't be enough, but with his metal limbs... Well, let's just say they add a few pounds to put it 'lightly.'

However it's not real conductive to what Xigbar wants to do, so he grabs Sora by his bird's nest hair and smacks his face against the floor twice to disorient him before rolling him over.]

Law of the jungle kiddo.

[With Sora flat on his back, Xigbar shuffles forward to pin the teen's arms with his knees, to control any struggles as Xigbar grabs Sora's face in both hands.

Then Xigbar leans down almost like he's intent on kissing Sora, only to instead force Sora's right eye open. Pulling at Sora's eyelids with his thumbs to hold the eye open as he licks the unprotected eyeball.]

[Sora's too dazed to struggle as he's flipped over, but starts to concentrate more on what's going on when he suddenly has heavy limbs pinning down his arms. He doesn't know what Xigbar's going to do next, but when he sees fingers going for his eye his first thought is that a knife is going to follow and clenches them both shut tight. His arms may be pinned but his legs aren't, and Sora screams again in pain and fear as he tries to kick the man off of him. All this effort and loss of blood is making him feel dizzy but he can't stop, especially when he feels a tongue licking at his eye.]

[Knives to be honest, aren't really his thing. They tend to be far too neat and civilized. They have their uses, but rarely so early on in the process.

He'd much rather remove the eye with his fingers.

Luckily for Sora, Xigbar hardly gets to start digging his thumbs into the socket before he's distracted. Just to be sure of what he's hearing he moves a hand away from Sora's eye to cover Sora's mouth and muffle the noise while he makes the decision.

Apparently whatever Xigbar heard sounded hella interesting or maybe threatening since he gets off Sora shortly after.]

You can just sit tight here, 'kay? Sounds like I've got another playdate.

Try not to bleed out 'fore I get back.

[Not that Xigbar really thinks Sora will manage to get anywhere, rather more likely just because he's an arsehole he takes the time to pin Sora's previously uninjured hand to the floor with another arrow from his rifle before he jumps through a portal.

Once Xigbar's gone the lights return to the hallway.]

[Sora's scream is muffled by Xigbar's hand, and he stops struggling, or even paying much attention to what's being said. Not that it would have been too loud at this point, as he still can't seem to be able to take a deep breath. He's too distracted by the pain shooting through both his hands now, as well as how blindingly bright everything is. It's almost more than he can manage to get his cell phone out of his pocket, smearing blood across the screen and number pad. He doesn't even look to see who he sends a call to before passing out, the phone clattering to the floor soon after it connects.]

[ there's one thing xigbar does after entering the darkness: speak. ]

Come out, come out wherever you are!

[ of course, if it's by someone, that is. if not, it's the dressing room once more — right? ]

[Given how he's actually doing this, the nature of the magic in use may be a major tip off of who's doing it if she makes the assumption there isn't a powerswap verse involved. Since the DR and most other people in it would probably be more likely to just kill the lights or blot it out with darkness.

There's a few seconds before there's any sign of him, and less than a second between the portal opening and a gravity enhanced punch aimed for her stomach.]

Surprise.

You are likely to be eaten by a grue.

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