Are you afraid of the Darksoul? [Part 2]

[birthmural]

[[OOC: This right here is required reading if you're going to tag. OOC organization is here

For too long the firstborn son of Satan's demonic soul had been trapped, denied his rightful control over Daimon's body. Now, thanks to Mei-Xing, he was finally free. The next course of action was obvious- he would have to take control of one of the beings on this ship. He could start with the vulnerable and move on to the more powerful. He had to act fast before that fool recovered. Fortunately he needn't go very far. The city was full of potential victims.

Now, now. Who to possess first?

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[badassfreakingoverlord]

"Apparently, some demon thing possessed you," the book said -- overtly sulking, because he'd totally missed out on any sort of real fight or challenge.

[astridhofferson.livejournal.com]

Even though Hiccup was back to normal, she didn't immediately rush to his aid. Instead, dropping to her knees near the startled boy, Astrid simply shut her eyes and massaged and rolled her shoulder. Of course the possession wasn't all that happened and out of everyone present, Ruff and her were strangely quiet... but for an entirely different reason.

With one last massage of her shoulder, her hand dropped. Her stare lacked its usual fierce glow when she turned a rigid, tired side-glance in the direction of the other blonde Viking female, wondering who will break the silence first. "..."

[ruffntumblenut.livejournal.com]

Well...it wouldn't be Ruffnut apparently. Because the moment Hiccup had been set upon by those who had removed the darksoul from him and he had apparently been OK, Ruffnut had taken off.

Yep, she was long gone. And whichever direction she had run off in was anyone's guess.

[birthmural]

"You were possessed by my darksoul. You were not in control of your own actions. I will explain more later. I am sorry." Daimon placed his hands on Hiccup's chest and closed his eyes.

A soft glow emanated from the Son of Satan's hands, spreading until it encompassed both Hiccup and Daimon. Hiccup, and even those watching, could feel a sense of tranquility- but only for a moment.

Daimon stepped back. "Who else is hurt?" He looked at Astrid.

[astridhofferson.livejournal.com]

Her eyes narrowed after Ruffnut until the girl disappeared from view. It was hard to tell if she was bothered by Ruff leaving or fairly satisfied to see her turn tail and haul out.

Astrid released an exhausted sigh, feeling overall cranky, then regarded Damion's comment. "I'm fine. Thank you. ...So, that was your fault? T'ch, hel of a mess you got us involved in..."

Looking back at Hiccup without expression, without a word, she finally put on her best smile and jostled him. "Glad to have you back with us. How you feel now?"

[i-saw-myself.livejournal.com]

"Like I just did something stupid in front of the entire village and got run over by a herd of Gronckles," was the flat response, as he just lay there on the ground.

[astridhofferson.livejournal.com]

She couldn't fight rolling her eyes, not looking at him as she fixed and patted her hair. "Don't see what you're moaning about when you had your fun."

[i-saw-myself.livejournal.com]

"Oh yes, I thoroughly enjoyed toying with a friend's feelings, cheating on my girlfriend by locking lips with someone else, and beating up on two of only the people here I have from home, all because apparently something decided my body is a vacant inn to whatever strange creatures and spirits want a place to stay. Such fun."

If he sounded like he was in shock just a little bit, it was because he was. He was pretty traumatized.

He'd get over it, though. The sarcasm was helping in its heady, distracting way.

"The gods hate me. I'm convinced there is some malign force out there that revels in making my life miserable on a regular basis," he said, looking directly upward, as if looking at someone.

[astridhofferson.livejournal.com]

"One," she corrected sharply, dropping her hand. "Beating up on one."

Thanks to her quick feet, the darksoul barely got in a shot on her.

Placing the hand on her knee, she rose to stand. "...then you already know. Good. This spares me wasting time breaking the news to you." There was a hint of something in her voice that sounded relieved to hear he wasn't proud of his unfavorable actions.

Actually, were they going to get into this right now? She's really not sure she'd exactly like to discuss it right now.

[i-saw-myself.livejournal.com]

No, not now.

"I need some time alone."

A pause.

"And a shirt."

He sat up.

"I'm going to go hole myself up in the forge until I want to see the light of day again."