The Road to Hell…[Kane and Odette]

[Justice]

TAGS: Kane Rafferty, Odette Nevermore
WORDS: O.o
NOTES: Poor Justice

The dark, damp tunnels reverberate with the sound if quiet footsteps that wouldn't stir a mouse. The dimly lit corridors occasionally host a shadow which almost appears unreal. The darkness isn't unsettled by the black figure wading through the secrecy of night time. Here, in the middle of the night, walks Justice, the lost king of Diamond, yet.. there's something missing.. something that almost seems.. important.. right, it's only the part of him that would never have come to this castle with his own two feet, and it's the part of him that would never have even thought about trying his luck with these tunnels.

From within his own mind, the real Justice watches as the false Justice uses his own body. Justice struggles for freedom, but to no avail.. as this.. "InJustice" walks through the halls, so much goes through his mind, and none of it.. is good. All of the strategy of normal Justice, all of the intuition and practicality, without all of the emotion and conscience. This Justice wouldn't hesitate to kill the queen, as that Is the normal way to take over a kingdom, right? Kill the leader? If so, Justice plans to take over Diamond, and he plans to do it tonight.

He turns down yet another passage, and he still hasn't encountered a guard, and he wonders why his sister hasn't placed some form of security down here at all times, for this very kind of situation, but he doesn't care, it just makes it that much easier for him to keep getting closer and closer to the royal quarters. InJustice has full access to Justice's memories, and he knows by experience his way through these halls all to well. As he continues walking, he keeps his arm on his sword should anyone attack him, of course, his sword isn't quite a normal sword.. but who needs to know that?

InJustice hopes that Serenity and Dawn have made their way into the castle on their own by now, but he can do without their part in his plan. He slows his pace as he peers down the halls, only one of his red eyes showing through his mask. He looks at his black glove covered hands and his cape, looking at them through his mask, wondering if it's all a bit much.. but.. even a man without a heart can't be too careful..

Then InJustice feels a sharp mental pain. Not again.. he thinks, holding his head as he resists Justice's attempts to be freed. You'll never get out.. not like this you won't.. you've grown too weak.. he thinks to himself as he continues walking, knowing that soon, victory will be within his grasp. Who needs rebellion.. when you can cut off the kingdom's head? LITERALLY! AHAHAHA!

[Kane Rafferty]

It was entirely natural for Kane to be within his study, writing letters and important documents. Or even reading a book for his own entertainment. Mostly they had information about the other kingdoms or about different things he might NEED to know. Like rumors or legends. Right now he was doing just that. Reading a book. Though it wasn't him that felt the increase in the dark aura around the castle, but Insanity did. Kane was completely unaware of the current situation and that made Insanity laugh. His brother was here. Not in physical form. But as rivals, Injustice could NOT be allowed inside the castle at any cost. Insanity appeared behind his other self and whispered something in his ear. The man made no move indicating that he had heard anything. Oh so he was trying to fight the insanity now was he? Not likely to keep going. Insanity placed his hand on Kane's head and ran his finger's through the young man's hair. "Kane, dear Kane. I'm needed, won't you let me out?"

"All of your freedoms have become a disaster. Why should I let you out now?" The man said without lifting his eyes from the book that held his attention so deeply. His voice was calm and commanding, but it did not scare Insanity. He grinned a wide grin and leaned down to where his mouth was near Kane's ear. "My dear friend, it is a matter of life and death for your precious Queen. I promise I'll take care of it for you. Don't worry. I won't get you killed. Have faith in me." Kane's eyes lifted at that and he turned to gaze back into the eyes of the grinning Insanity. There was potentially no expression on his face, but could be if he allowed there to be. It would have been one of complete disgust. Insanity knew, for he was within Kane's thoughts. "Do not be afraid. I must go and meet my double. It is a battle between the two of us."

With that Kane reluctantly weakened his defenses and allowed Insanity to take the body over. It felt so good to be in control again. He knew that this time Kane would be able to take back control whenever he wanted, for it was he who gave insanity permission, rather then insanity shocking him into switching. He would have no need of recovering. Insanity laughed at his other self's foolish hopes. He would have complete control someday. But today he needed to take care of a loose end. He used his subconscious to reach out to Odira, calling for her to wake up and become his right hand once again. She deserved to be a part of this. He wanted her to be a part of it.

He told her to meet him down at the entrance to the tunnels, but he didn't wait for her to reply or even to wake up. He merely left, almost like an excited child racing out the door to meet his friends. Which in a way he kind of was. Though this man would be more like a rival then a friend. One that needed to be disposed of or chased off. Blue eyes blazing with excitement as he made his way quickly through the castle and into the underground tunnels to await Odira and to intercept Injustice.

(Note: I had an Idea, but I would like to talk to you guys in c-box about it. Relates to how I was saying Insanity knows injustice.)

Character: Kane Rafferty | TaG: Odette Nevermore, Justice

[Odette Nevermore]

Odette was having a terrible terrible dream, it was one where she was trapped in the box... The box with holes and one that was opened to allow a man who did whatever he wanted to her. She felt the fear intensely toward the dream, only tiredness and willpower kept her body asleep. It seemed almost as if she forced her other-selves to take over in order to prevent such bad dreams over and over again.

She suddenly stopped clinching the covers and relaxed with this calm state. This state was created by Insanity reaching out to her mind and calling forth Odira. Stepping out of the shadows of the mind odira gladly accepted the moment of weakness to take over the body, now she knew of Odile she noticed more and more little things. Things that allowed her a little more control of the body, she did not exactly knew what triggered her appearance and her own sister's disappearance. She will gain control, she will rule next to Insanity, and there was nothing her pitiful needy sister could do about it.

She raised out of her bed in a typical calm person waking from a long sleep sort of way. She gave a yawn, she stretched, looked around her in a happy tingle. She then focused a bit of her morning wake up time to get ready to join the fun. A dress, hair brushed, a sword of choice, and a typical odira look. She then headed for the entrance of the tunnels to join Kane. She of course spoke no words to him, she felt the excitement coming off his body, the excitement seemed to flow into her causing her insanity to raise a bit of level. Though she still held her senses together, she would not be outdone by the Red King. One who will be equal to her whether he wanted to or not.

[Justice]

TAGS: Odette Nevermore, Kane Rafferty, [Closed]
WORDS: *Can't Count*
NOTES: What an interesting meeting..

InJustice walks for quite a while through the darkness, enjoying every moment of it. Well, as much as any normal person without any form of emotions could truly "enjoy" something.. He wanders through the tunnels, occasionally coming across a small corridor through which he could get to certain parts of the castle, but none of them are corridor he searches for. 

Truthfully, the path he searches for is a bit too..conspicuous to be secret, yet it is.. It's probably the one place most servants and royals wouldn't go, and not because they aren't allowed to, as there are no rules about going into tunnels which don't officially exist. Instead, the tunnel is just so scary that most people wouldn't want to go through it. The main tunnel, the one Justice searches for, is located right at the back of the Diamond Wine cellar, which is usually thoroughly stocked despite the fact that Diamond doesn't trade with Olivae for wine that often.

The tunnel, from the side of the cellar, is also relatively difficult to discover, at least, enough so that anyone just searching for wine wouldn't stumble upon it. Although, someone observant enough would notice it. What InJustice doesn't know, is what the real Justice is using all of his might to hide. The truth is, a recent addition to the tunnels was made, leading right into Camellia's room, something that was supposed to be for her safety, and Justice knows that if InJustice knew about it, he would find no reason not to use that entrance rather than risking being caught by using the cellar entrance. 

Justice, because of his state as well..as state of mind, is able to hold onto mental ideas, though only one at a time. Justice knows that this one idea is the most important to him at the moment, as if InJustice is forced to go through the hall around Camellia's quarters, rather than right into her room, there is a chance he will be caught. Of course, InJustice can tell Justice is up to something, as his concentration seems to be on something other than the useless task of trying to escape the confines of his own mind..

InJustice doesn't care though, for he is completely confident in his own abilities to remain stealth in the castle. He walks along the tunnel, knowing that there is little way to go until he is in the cellar, and one step closer to victory. Then, as InJustice was rounding the final corner to reach the cellar, two shadows stand in his way, and a grimace covers the Dark Man's hidden face. Them..What is it with Them? Why are they here.. He thinks, trying to figure out exactly how they discovered his presence so quickly.

He stares at the two of them, his stance still as he quietly draws his "sword". He looks at them carefully, examining their demeanor, not being able to see their faces, from the dim light of the cellar. Of course, InJustice isn't quite that quick to attack, but he needs to know "Who" he is encountering, and he needs to test his idea. He uses the light from the cellar to reflect off of the "sword" and into "Kane's" eyes. The icy blue of his irises was the shining proof of InJustice's supposition. So..I was right..this IS the same feeling..He thinks, his senses not quite as sure as Insanity's.

He looks at his opposition, looking at "Odette", who is obviously not the Odette from the inn, and most likely the more in control one..the one who lost control to the more peaceful Odette at the inn. He thinks for a moment before speaking.

"Odette, Insanity..It's a shame we meet so soon..your positions were about to be relieved to me with the offsetting of your highest royal. So..Tell me..are you both here to stop me, or perhaps you've realized the faults in your leader? Or..maybe you aren't here to protect your queen..maybe you're here for your own agenda..Hmm? It's a shame isn't it..that our alter selves would be thrilled to see each other..and yet..we're forced to meet like this?"


He says, his voice shielded by the mask, though completely unnecessary considering what is known.. Justice watches from within his own body, almost happy that Kane and Odette are in front of him, despite knowing that his actual body might be captured. Why did he call him Insanity..What is going on.. That is Kane..I'm sure of.. the eyes..why did we glance at the eyes..  He thinks, his mind trying to grasp the situation..