Twelfth ♠ Anonymous Text

[save_the_souls]

Who: Allen Walker (anonymous)
Broadcast: Text, Anonymous
Action: Nope.
When: Today

[Things have been going well for Allen the past month. Very well. And while that was certainly a good thing, he couldn't shake the anxiety that it meant something was about to go horribly wrong. Because you know, because it usually did for him. ]

[So he here was, trying to at least put a few of his fears at rest- especially after this latest round of augment malfunctions. Just what if the next round of malfunctions were less benevolent in nature? In truth - he didn't really expect any good answers. There almost never was when he sought out help. Still, there was always a chance. And at least he'd feel like he was doing something]

[The text post that is put up is anonymous, purposefully typed out not to sound like his own wording.]

i have a question.

is there anyone here who knows about stopping or containing demons or things like them? specifically possessions.

thanks.

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[save_the_souls]

not yet.

i'm actually hoping to prevent that.

[limitstorm]

I don't know anything about demonic possessions.
I dunno if I could even call it 'normal' possession...

[save_the_souls]

that's alright. technically it's not exactly a demon, but that's the easiest way to describe it.

[ You know, without totally giving himself away. But the way this guy answered is noteworthy ]

but you do know about possessions?

[limitstorm]

I've been possessed before, yeah.

[save_the_souls]

...I'm sorry. it's a terrible thing to happen.

how did you stop it?

[limitstorm]

I accepted the power he gave me and used it to defeat him, basically.
I don't know if I can really say I stopped it, though.

[save_the_souls]

you used his own power against him? and it worked?

[ That's a new one. He always thought you should probably do the opposite of that. Repress those sort of things as much as possible. ]

...why do you say that? is he still there?

[limitstorm]

Yeah.
I dunno how much I can trust what he says, but he said I was immune--he couldn't use me anymore, so instead he went after one of my friends.

[save_the_souls]

...shit.

[ That sucks man! ]

[limitstorm]

He's okay!
Pretty sure he's a little scared even if he won't show it, but... he's fine. He got saved before anything could really happen to him.
Ugh--anyway, the point was... I dunno if it's the same thing, or if whatever's possessing did the same thing mine did, but... you can never know too much.

[save_the_souls]

thank God...i'm relieved to hear that.

[ He wouldn't know what to do if the 14th decided to possess someone else instead ]

no, i appreciate. you're actually the first i've heard of actually defeating a possession....and i've been looking a long time. So it's an incredible thing to hear.

[limitstorm]

[ ... what's that, now?

there's a good minute or two before riku responds. ]

It's really that uncommon? I... I don't know if I'd say it's incredible.

[save_the_souls]

It is.

the only possessions i've heard of being cured were all by someone else's hands. and those were only a few, most possessions i've heard about couldn't be cured at all without killing the host. So to do it on your own, and make yourself immune from happening again...

it's not just incredible. it's miraculous.

[limitstorm]

[ another few minutes pass, because riku can't really reply to this.

being complimented on this is weird. he never expected to win. he had tried to make king mickey promise that if xehanort's heartless took over, that he'd destroy him. none of those things happened. instead, riku sits immune to xehanort's influence and with a title he's not sure he deserves, and on top of that an anonymous stranger is saying what he did was incredible and miraculous.

he just wanted to protect the people closest to him. jeez, he didn't ask for any of this, nor does he think he even deserves praise. ]

I just didn't want him to hurt anyone. I don't think anyone who's been possessed does.
I wish I could do something to really help, but I don't have practically any of my powers here.

[save_the_souls]

[ Meanwhile in those minutes that pass, Allen can feel hope building in him. This was a person that actually beat his possession. That did what Allen always wanted to do but always seemed unable. The circumstances were different, but maybe if Riku was willing to help he could figure out a way at long last...]

[But then he gets his reply. There's a long pause of silence. As quick as the hope built up, it starts to fall into ashes yet again.]

...Oh. I...I see.

[limitstorm]

I'm not letting that end here.
I'm gonna figure out a way to help. There's gotta be a way.

[save_the_souls]

[There's a pause]

Really? You'll still help even without your powers?

[limitstorm]

Of course. I know how bad it is--I don't want anyone to have to go through what I did.

Video // PRIVATE

[save_the_souls]

[There's a long pause at that. Finally, he turns on the encryption so it's just private between the two of them, and flips on the video. It looks like he's in his quarters- or a quarters look like it's permanently decorated for Halloween anyway.]

...Thank you, Riku.

(perma) Video // PRIVATE (1/2)

[limitstorm]

[ ... oh. for a moment or two, he doesn't quiet get it, but when he does, he sucks in a quick breath and looks chastised, like he did something wrong. ]

[limitstorm]

[ but, he relaxes. well, at least allen might understand why riku reacted the way he did, now. ]

... no problem.

[save_the_souls]

[He worries his lip a little, the smile fading.]

...I wouldn't go that far.

[Since really, being a Noah has been nothing but problems. For him, and for so many around him. But he gives out a little sigh, his shoulders sinking and his eyes seem to look down rather than at Riku.]

I'm sorry. My crew's known about it for awhile and so do some of my closest friends, but I usually keep it quiet to everyone else.

...Maybe I should have mentioned something earlier. [What with Kairi being your best friend and all]

[limitstorm]

No, I'm just... surprised.

[ a moment or two, and then riku just starts talking, a little too fast. ]

We're not really alike. I figured someone who went through that would be kind of... similar, I guessed that--if I could figure out something we had in common, it'd make more sense why... [ ... and his voice trails off.

riku has tried to find rhyme or reason why he of all people was possessed, besides the obvious. ]

You're really fierce, I never expected it.

1/2

[save_the_souls]

I think the term more fitting is "hardheaded" rather than fierce, but thank you.

[It's a joke, honestly. Allen is well aware he's a stubborn brat.]

[save_the_souls]

[Jokes aside, his shoulders slump a little and he looks pensive and even regretful, as he speaks]

...But I understand what you mean. Before I got...well, before I got sick, I never expected it'd happen to me either. I was... [He considers mentioning he's an Exorcist and all his merits with that, but he thinks better of it and shakes his head]

No, I'll be truthful- I thought I was better than that. I felt that I was an Exorcist, I was strong, I was careful and I was a good person, so it wouldn't happen to me. I really wasn't much better than the people here that'd call us "Abominations".

[...]

As it turns out, after finding out and meeting many hosts, that isn't the case in the slightest. There's no one type of person who could end up as a host, and it's almost never the case that someone did something so bad they deserved... this. It just...happens, there's no sense to it.