Time Slows Down, Sometimes [Zoya]

[Ashtver]

A body, clad in ebony armour that hit the ground with a resulting crunch tumbled out of the Cathedral's portal, and the Swashbuckler stared around him in a daze, rubbing his head tentatively.  That was quite the attack... thankfully recalling had refilled his Anima stocks and his arm slowly regenerated in a gradual, growing blue wave, and the seeping hole in his throat was growing inwards as the Cathedral's magic took effect.  A second crystalline ringing was emitted behind him, and a smaller body collided with his plated back, smashing him into the polished tile floor. 
     "Uh... ouch..." The Buckler groaned as the young Fox Tail slid off of him and crawled away, allowing her brother to roll himself over.
     "O-oh, sorry, brother!" She apologized, bowing low on the reflective floor, and Ashtver chuckled, tentatively placing a hand on her head and scratching between the ears, eliciting a sound that was half-way between a purr and a groan from the girl.
     "It's cool, Aria, don't worry." He assured his sister, before pulling himself up tall, assisting the Fox Tail up in following suit. "That was... a close call, don't you think?" He questioned nervously, aiming to lighten up the situation... but Aria seemed to be broiling over something.  The brunette gave the ginger girl a light, playful punch on the arm. "What's up, buttercup?" He asked, quirking an eyebrow.  The Fox Tail raised her gaze suddenly and waved her hands frantically before her sparkling ambers.
     "O-oh, nothing!" She responded, before staring down, idly twisting her right  foot on the floor. "J-just a memory..." She decided to answer, biting her lip nervously.  With a grin and a soft tap, Ash began to lead the way out of  the colossal structure... until he collided with some passer-by, the sensation of a bow arm jabbing his gut ensuing.
     "O-oh, crap, sorry!" He apologized, laying eyes upon the girl before him.  Aria stood behind him, both eyebrows raised in caution, her arms crossed defiantly and her right foot tapping  impatiently on the tiles.

Word Count: 339
Theme Music: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPlOdWACdr4
Tags: Zoya

[Zoya]

Blaze it Ashtver words: 420

"This building still amazes me, even though i've already seen it so many times.." the brunette mumbled to herself while looking up at the cathedral infront of her, pulling her starter bow over her shoulder. She had been wandering around for quite a while, looking for someone to.. befriend. Zoey was lonely and didn't want to go into the fields and fight mobs on her own. She wasn't really scared, she just knew that the chance of her dying would be big. The many rumors about Player killers and other uncomfortable things also discouraged her from leaving the safe area. Having someone with her would probably make her feel a little safer, and it could give her the courage that she needed to level up in this world. Even though everyone said that adventurers respawn after dying, she didn’t completely believe it, as it felt.. wrong. Not even visiting the cathedral regularly and seeing several people revive in it seemed to make her believe that you respawned. Her disbelief was ofcourse the fault of the real world, where you were obviously not able to come back to life upon dying. After observing the cathedral for a minute or two, she decided to start roaming through the area again as she did almost every day. However, after just taking about 6 steps away from the cathedral, the girl collided with a brown haired boy. Zoey backed off slightly, looking over to the boy with an awkward smile and while scratching the back of her head. “Uhm- it’s fine. Are you alright?” she asked him. Her eyes fell on the shorter girl who didn’t seem to be.. amused. She soon turned back to the boy, looking down at his quite impressive armour. Both of the players or whatever they were, were obviously stronger than her, meaning that they could probably be nice partners to team up with and gather some levels. Zoey took a step closer, looking down at the boys armour as she spoke in a friendly yet insecure tone. “So.. uhm- How are you doing?..” she stuttered, her cheeks immediately going red“YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO ACT COOL AND CALM” she thought as she cringed at her own words. Why was she asking a stranger that she had just bumped into how he was doing? Zoey had no clue, the sudden stress of having to level up had basically made her brainfart. Zoey put her hands behind her back as she waited for the boy to answer her stupid question. Don't give up, you can do this.

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