bravenewworld | Pantsu part 5: The Dreamening

[Dream]

[If you managed to fall into one of Eiji's more pleasant dreams you'll be met with a clear and peaceful night in what looks to be the middle of the Verdant forest. The trees give way to just enough sky to let the full moon shine through.]

[There's a small clearing and a camp set up. You'll find Eiji there tending to a fire and humming while he cooks a few skewered fish. Approach?]

[Nightmare]

[It starts out innocent enough. What you see around you is a small, somewhat weathered few floors of one of Union's towers. It's full of children, running and playing. It shouldn't take you long to realize it's an Orphanage.]

[Eiji is in one of the bigger rooms sitting with a bunch of kids. He's dressed oddly (By which he's dressed like a normal person in Union dresses like) and looks a few years younger. He's regaling them with stories about his grandfather.]

[It seems like a pretty nice dream until you start to smell smoke. Suddenly the place is over come with flames, kids are screaming, and Eiji is frantically trying to help but it starts to get too much. Everything is burning.]

[Locked to Rei]

[He'd been in and out of the strange Dream world a few times this week. He's not surprised to find himself back. While he knows its safer to stay with the trees, he aims to venture out to see if he can find anyone he knows.]

[Action: Real World.]

[Holy shit what the hell was going on. Aka Eiji just appeared back into his bed at the Shrine after a particularly nasty dreamwalk. Hina's startled awake- puffing up and trying to figure out what's going on.]

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[Oh hell no, you do not attack his cousin in front of him. Eiji practically snarls and takes his free hand to-- not grab the watery arm-- but freeze it. It doesn't do much since he's able to only freeze a very small chunk of it's arm but it startles it at least.]

[And Rei uses that to wiggle loose, slipping free with a burst of sudden strength. Anger starts swelling inside her as she reaches for more fire. Deep, deep down, to the very core of her being. Farther than she's ever gone, tapping reserves of heat she didn't know she even had.]

Let. My. Cousin. Go.

[She grits her teeth and holds up a hand, the flames surrounding it beginning to burn brighter and brighter. She slams it against the creature's arm. Let him go, dammit!]

[Yeah, see, water might be able to combat fire but it doesn't do shit when the heat is so intense it just evaporates the water away. The monster screams in anger and in pain and drops Eiji.]

[Eiji hits the ground and tries to roll out of the way. He catches a glimpse at Rei, eyes going wide.]

[The monster, on the other hand, is now really pissed off. He forms itself up taller than before and roars.]

[And when he lets Eiji go, Rei goes for the throat. She reaches even deeper, calling up more fire. More heat. More anger. More power. Heat shimmers around her, distorting her image, and she slams her palms into the monster's chest. Light explodes through the bathhouse, steam roaring all around them, and the creature is hurled backwards, into the water with a splash.

It bellows, shrieks, and starts to thrash, while Rei stands there watching, eyes quite literally on ablaze and hair dancing with small flames.

The monster begins to surge forward...hand sweeping up to toss water on the girl...who despite the heat probably can't evaporate all of it...]

[He stares, somewhat slackjawed as Rei basically gives the thing a beating. Wow, what just happened? He didn't have much time to think on it more. He gets to his feet as the monster is tossed back into the water. He blinks, wondering if that was it.]

[Of course not. And with that attack Eiji stops thinking and throws himself in front of her. He cries out deep from with in and with a sweep of his arm conjures forth ...a pretty decent barrier of ice. It doesn't hold up well when the water hits, a good bit of it melting on contact, but it keeps the really nasty stuff from hitting either of them.]

[The monster's not happy with that, but Eiji isn't giving it a lot of time to think about it before he socks the thing with an Ice Punch and proceeds to try and conjure enough of his abilities to actually freeze the water. It's going to take a whole lot out of him if he can but he's sure going to try.]

[The wall does block out enough of the wall to keep the creature from dousing Rei, which she appreciates. And his rather ferocious attack sends it flying backwards, crackling and crunching sounds filling the air as parts of it freeze up. It lands back in the water with a snarl, and Rei hammers at it with a concussive burst of heat, not true fire.

That knocks it further below, into the tub.]

Eiji! Freeze it now! Seal it in!

[He watches it hit the water after Rei's blast of heat. He tries to catch his breath and collect his thoughts, but no. No time for that- he nods and rushes for the tub, planting his hands on the edges.]

[Nothing. His eyes go wide- come on, come on!]

[He starts to smack his hands against the tub in panic. Why did his powers always do this?!]

Eiji!

[Rei puts a hand on his back, warm from all the fireblasts she's been throwing around, rubbing it gently.]

It's alright. Just concentrate. Focus. You can do this.

[He goes still as she puts a hand on his back. He lets himself calm down for a moment and ...actually tries to focus on what he's doing. Call the power from within.]

[It doesn't take but a moment but he exhales, breath fogging over and then finally the ice spreads from his finger tips over the tub, crackling as the ice overtakes the water. The monster tries to rise out and retaliate but is caught mid-swing. Now it's nothing more than an ominous ice statue.]

[Eiji unceremoniously flops over on his side.]

[Rei blinks in surprise, seeing the extent of what he's capable of doing, and immediately sags to the ground beside him. She shakes him slightly, concern evident in her voice now that the danger was seemingly past.]

Eiji? Are you alright?

[The trouble with his abilities most of the time came from the risk of either doing nothing or far too much. It seems this time his 'far too much' was just right. Sadly it took a lot out of him.]

[He groans sort of groggily as she shakes him.]

Did I do it?

[Rei snorts and starts running a hand along his back.]

You did. It's frozen solid, so it won't bother anyone anymore. Can you stand?

[He looks relieved and tries to shift so that he can get to his feet.]

I'm fine. Are you hurt?

[He's the sort to stand even if it means walking at a limp or clinging to a wall.]

I'm fine. Better than fine, actually.

[She slides an arm under him to steady him, and it's warm, very warm.]

I...think I just evolved.

[Yeah, he notes that. He blinks, looking over at her.]

I think you might be right- things got really bright and fiery for a moment there and then suddenly you were blasting away a monster made of water. It was incredible.

Well I just...reached inside. Pulled and pulled till I couldn't draw any more power. And then I pulled more. Because I didn't want it to hurt you. Or...anyone.

[He reaches a hand up to his neck where the monster had him pinned. His skin is red, but he doesn't look too bad off. He smiles at her.]

You definitely succeeded. I'm a little burned but I'll be fine. Hopefully that monster would be wrecking anyone else's dreams or nightmares.

Thank you, Rei.

[Rei smiles and reaches out to him, running a hand along his neck and using a bit of her power to sooth some of the pain.]

Thank you, Eiji.

Let's get going.

Pantsu part 5: The Dreamening

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