Hardship of Life [c] (Read 167 times)

[ALDUIN KOU]

''Tick...''The grandiose clock couldn't have moved any slower as its large, narrow hands gradually danced along its face well above the grounds of Magnolia. As if time had taken a well-deserved retreat, allowing its conceptual duties to linger between the lips of reality, the city filled with life slept in peace beneath a blanket of stars and clear skies.

Yet, even on the clearest of nights, and the most silent of environments, the subtlety of tranquility would be disrupted by a controlled chaos. Numerous street gangs came out at night and occupied most of the town as if it were their natural territory. To Alduin's disadvantage , the runaway prince had just found himself a job. It didn't paid much but just enough for him to survive. Food was no longer a problem for him anymore as long as he kept delivering these pizzas. Every time he delivered ten the owner allowed him to eat one. It was a good deal considering how these pizzas were going to be thrown out in the garbage anyway.

Hooded , the male had to be cautious at all time. He didn't want anyone to recognize his identity. Especially not one of the guards nor nobles or else he will most likely end up being chained and then brought back to his kingdom. He didn't want to go back. He knew that he was being childish right now and the amount of pressure that he put upon his dad though he had to do this. People only lived once and Alduin wasn't going to miss out on such an opportunity. His father was still healthy so why was he in such a hurry to give him the throne? Perhaps he also wanted vacation?

Contemplating the sky , Alduin spaced out for a moment before accidentally bumping into one of the street members. Things like this would normally end up with an apology though this wasn't the case. He had unfortunately provoked the gang member and found himself surrounded by six of them before he even had time to react. The situation didn't look good at all.

[aleksandra de hawke]

It was night already, and Harmony was late, she had to go home. But she had to be careful too, because this streets were filled with danger, and if she was attacked by someone then she wouldn’t be able to do anything, and who knows what could happen to her in that situation, something like that had to be avoided at all costs and that’s why she was walking as fast as she could and looking around in order to be sure that nobody was following her, she would surely be scolded by her sister for being so late, but she got distracted when she was window shopping for some new clothes.

As she as running to the safe place known as the guild of Raven Tail she saw a pizza delivery guy that was now surrounded by some thugs. She stopped from running and her breathing accelerated; she was actually scared that if those guys see her she would be attacked too. That’s why she had to hide, and wait until the thugs left. She didn’t really care what would happen with the guy that was now the target of the other men; she didn’t know him so it didn’t matter at all for her. And she wasn’t going to play hero since she doesn’t even know how to use magic, she would just become another victim.

That’s why she went in the nearby shop and looked from inside at the group. She didn’t make her stalking obvious; she just waited at a table and was peaking outside with the corner of her eye. She was praying that this would be finished soon so she could get back to running towards the guild so the scolding and punishment she would receive for being late won’t be so big.

[ALDUIN KOU]

Alduin was stuck in a nasty situation. He wanted to call out for help but couldn't. There was nothing he could do while his hands were filled with the pizzas. He almost believed that helped have arrived when he saw the apparition of a red haired girl until she cowered and ran away.

''The hell?'' The young prince exclaimed before spitting on the ground. The situation was only going to get nastier though not for Alduin. Giving up on his pizzas , the male quickly raised his shoulders and grinned in a malicious way. Again he would demonstrate the sheer efficiency that he was famous for by not even batting an eyelash before stepping charging into the group with nothing but his fists. Noises and screams of despair echoed throughout the street as the prince made short work of pulverizing the people that opposed him, the sounds continuing for a short while before stopping, only to be followed by six unconscious men being tossed within the air as if they were flying and into the junkyard. ''Well that's done.'' Alduin clapped his hands as he picked up the wasted pizza and ate them. Wasting food was the last thing he would do. It has almost became a sort of abomination whenever he saw someone throwing unwanted food into their garbage. The old cocky and prideful prince would have said otherwise though the current him have experienced the painful adventure of being in hunger for weeks.

Anger took the best of him and the male quickly went to the direction where the female he saw earlier previously went. It didn't took him long before noticing that she was within this shop. It wasn't an intelligent thing to do when one ignored the sensing ability of a dragon slayer. Their noses were as good as any wild hunting animals. ''So here you are! Why did you ran away earlier!?'' the prince said in a slightly raised up tone as his left hand smashed against the table in front of him. Upon second look , Alduin noticed that the female looked quite cute and innocent. Maybe he was just expecting too much from people?