Fantasy Battle For Tera

[Zotohxan]

Eliana thinks for moment then shakes her head. "I don't think so... He's usually pretty well behaved when his fans are around-unless he's drunk..." She shudders lightly before taking a subtle deep breath, "Its just... Like I said... Don't react to anything he says or does to me, alright? Even if it seems wrong, its just normal..." Her voice shows a pain and fear that, while hidden, could be heard fairly easily.

 

[KhalZhavvorsa]

Acelynn creases her brows as she heard the fear in he girl's voice. "Eliana...does he hurt you?" She asked, then added, "And don't lie please.."

 

[Zotohxan]

Eliana had opened her mouth to lie. To tell Ace not to be absurd, that her father would never do that... But after she asks for the truth, she simply lowers her head and sighs sadly, "Its not as bad as it used to be..."

 

[KhalZhavvorsa]

Acelynn sighs. "Why does he hurt you?" She asked, curious and concerned.

 

[Zotohxan]

Eliana shrugs, "He's just... Never been too fond of me. He loves Sisina, always have, always will... He also loved the Princess. I suppose in his mind, he already had the two daughters he desired.... I've always been just a tag along.. Though, my sister left, and he became heartbroken... But the Princess helped him get a bit better. When she disappeared, though, its like he just snapped... At first he'd beat me for hours on end until I couldn't even stand. But eventually he's become lazy with it, simply slapping me or cutting my arms or something then going on about how I'm not worth anymore effort than that..." She gives Ace a sideways glance and forced smile, "But please, don't worry... I promise he won't lay a finger on you."

 

[KhalZhavvorsa]

Acelynn shrugs. "Its not like he could, but I wish you didn't have to go though that.." She said softly, making it seem like that's all she had to say, but there was an unspoken: 'because of me.' In there that only she knew of.

 

[Zotohxan]

Eliana chuckles lightly and shakes her head, "Please, its hardly a big deal... Believe me, its not ass bad as it sounds."

 

[KhalZhavvorsa]

Acelynn nods a bit. "Alright..but don't blame me if I jump in, I've never been okay with my friends getting hurt. Ever." She said with a small smile.

 

[Zotohxan]

Eliana smiles and wraps an arm around Ace's shoulders, "Well, I'm glad you consider me a friend, as I consider you one, too... And I don't like it when my friends jump in the middle of my dad and I, okay?" She gives her a pleading look behind her soft smile, "I promise I'll be okay, no matter how bad it looks in the moment."

 

[KhalZhavvorsa]

Acelynn wraps her arm around the girl as well, giving her a look at said: 'I'll try.' "I will do my best to not act n impulse but..even your sister could train me not to be so impulsive." She said with a small laugh. "She said it always amused her how I could be so impulsive and not get killed. She was the first to give me the name Tera, as well.. starts another story." She said, the smile on her face growing.

 

[Zotohxan]

Eliana smiles widely at the story of her sister, "Yeah.... She'd always been wonderful... Doing whatever she could to help everyone. Doesn't surprise me that she helped you. She was always great with impulse control." She chuckles lightly.

 

[KhalZhavvorsa]

Acelynn let's out a small laugh. "She's a really great person,but could never fix my impulses." She said the looked over at Eliana. "By the way, I thought it was only two minites eh?" She teased.

 

[Zotohxan]

Eliana playfully rolls her eyes as she lifts her arm and points at the building directly in front of them, "That it is~" SHe giggles softly before hooking her arm with Ace's and starting toward the front door, "Now, just.. Don't say anything until I introduce you, okay?" She asks, her voice now becoming serious as she stares hesitantly at the door before her.

 

[KhalZhavvorsa]

Acelynn nods. "Alright." She said, pulling her arm from Eliana and growing a serious look as well as her voice growing serious.

 

[Zotohxan]

Eliana takes in a deep breath before slowly opening the door, "Mom, Dad, I'm home!" She calls out to the seemingly empty home. "Maybe they've gone for a date night?" She voices her thoughts hesitantly, taking a cautious step inside. As if on cue, a large man with greying hair, a beer belly, scraggly beard, and long, unkempt hair walks out wearing a stained white wife beater, boxers, and an absolutely pissed off expression. "Ya lil runt!" His words slur, his breath stinking of alcohol battering Eliana's face like a thousand punches as she flinches backward. "Hi, Daddy.." She says through a strained voice, trying not to choke horridly through the smell of his breath.

 

[KhalZhavvorsa]

Acelynn walks in behind her, looking upon that man she used to call Papa, and it broke her heart to see him like this, her insides twisting with guilt as she knew the way he was, was partly her fault, though on the outsode she shown no emotion and her eyes were in readable.

 

[Zotohxan]

The man who once was a symbol of hope for all of Baelfire sneers at his daughter, not even noticing the girl behind her yet as he reaches out and slaps her cheek hard, hard enough to sent the opposite side of her head slamming against the wall. Eliana gasps in pain as she becomes instantly dizzy, falling to her knees as she holds her head. The man says nothing as he gazes at her with nothing but pure disgust and hatred flitting through his expression.


That is, until he sees the blonde girl behind her.


His eyes travel up her slender form, pausing for only a moment as he recognizes the open jacket draped around her frame before reaching her face. For a split second his expression hardens further, but it soon softens as his eyes go wide, his chapped lips parting as his jaw drops ever so slightly. "Pea?" He asks, his voice hardly a whisper as he says the nickname he'd given the small princess when she was but an infant. She'd begged to not be addressed as Princess by him, as she called him Papa anyway, so he called her 'pea'.

 

[KhalZhavvorsa]

Acelynn looks at the man, a soft smile forming on her lips, as she was 'Pea' but she wished for no one to know the truth; however, in his moment alone she'd act like her old self, just to convenience Papa to stop hurting Eliana. "Hello Papa." She says softly, giving Eliana a looks that said 'just go with it', before her eyes instantly snapped back on the man she considered her father more than her real father.

 

[Zotohxan]

Eliana had looked up in confusion, furrowing her eyebrows together. She knew that 'Pea' was what her father had always called the Princess, but..Couldn't figure out why he would call Ace such a name.And when she goes along with it, she swallows hard and shakily stands up, trying to calm her racing mind as she catches Ace's look.


The man gains a large smile as he rushes forward and sweeps his arms around Acelynn, "Oh, my little girl. Where have you been?! Are you alright?" His words hold more concern and love than Eliana had ever truly heard before-even toward Sisila she never heard him speak so carefully.

 

[KhalZhavvorsa]

Acelynn hugs him back just as tightly, her true emotions surfacing, as tears come to her eye, though to anyone who didn't truly know her at all, they'd look fake, along with all her emotion. "Papa, I've been on so many adventures! I saw Tera..and I even made a friend! A real friend!" She says happily, lookin into the eyes of her Papa. "Papa.." She said with a frown. "Why did you hurt my friend?" She asked, her voice very sad and concerned.

 

[Zotohxan]

The man frowns, trying to comprehend what Acelynn meant by he had hurt her friend, "What are you talking about, Pea? I've never met your friend..." He gently strokes her hair, keeping an arm wrapped around her as he turns and begins leading her into the house, "C'mon, Pea. Let's get you some sweet milk."


Eliana watches after them, countless different emotions coursing through her body. Everything from being envious about the obvious love her father had for a complete stranger, confusion about how she knew how to perfectly play the role, anger that her own father seemed to forget about her, emotional pain from the physical he'd caused, and finally sadness about all the events have just unfolded.

 

[KhalZhavvorsa]

Acelynn shakes her head. "No Papa, I can't stay. I have more adventures to go see! She said then made her eyes really sad as she looked into his. "But first Papa, you have to promise me that you won't hurt Eliana anymore, or drink that nasty stuff that makes your breath smell real bad." She said, a small tear flowing from her eye as she knew it was her fault her did that to Eliana, so it was her job to fix it.

 

[Zotohxan]

The man falters, looking into the eyes of the girl he's always loved as if she were his own. He seems quite miraculously sobered up as he nods, hugging her tightly once more, "Okay, my Sweet Pea... I promise. I promise." He whispers his repeat against her hair as he places a soft, fatherly kiss upon the top of her head. "I love you, my Sweet Pea."

 

[KhalZhavvorsa]

Acelynn l sees his cheek. "I lobe you too Papa." She said softly, loving this very moment, then she pulled away from him. "Okay Papa, I have to go. Eliana are going to adventure, but you have too keep it really secret that I came to visit okay? Promise me you won't tell anyone who I am or that I was even here. If I find out you do, I'll never come visit you ever again." She said, her voice showing she was utterly serious as she stuck out her pinky for him to promise.

 

[Zotohxan]

The man chuckles and nods, putting out his pinky he hooks it with hers, "I promise, Pea."


Eliana stays standing nervously by the door. She felt guilty for leaving Ace alone with her father, but.. At the same time she somehow knew he wouldn't hurt her.