aterat | Does This Count As A Haunting?

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Does This Count As A Haunting?

Who; Nida & Ignis
What; June Event
Where; Around the city
When; June 25th
Warnings; CW: Event typical violence, traumatic memories, attempted murder

Always Shadowed By Your Memory [Closed to Ignis]

It starts with a flash of a certain shade of red metal. The glint of light, caught when Nida was walking home after a shift, stopped him in his tracks. He sensed the wafting power of magic, but as ever couldn't tell what it was, just where. In the same direction as the flash of light.

Nothing could make Nida keep from moving at that flash of color. Because in his mind it equated with one thing and one thing only. Which was, sadly enough, a man that he desperately wished wouldn't show up here. So he began to follow, a slow prowling follow after a figure that with, more time and attention, he found to be wearing a red coat, not to mention the red hair. And that was enough to make him feel sick to his stomach.

"Elijah," he mumbled under his breath as he saw the figure pause and look around, catching sight of those brilliant blue eyes.

And that was when Nida made the worst mistake possible. Once Elijah disappeared into the alley, Nida went and followed. The red-clad figure was there, further ahead of him, almost in the reach of a quick blade. Nida came to a stop and then saw the man turning around to look at him. The cocky smile was there, the perfect curve of lips that once held Nida at the end of a hook, looking for more.

Which was when Siren screamed of wrongness in his head and the illusion faded. Nida was too stunned by that to do much but stare in shock as a 'fist' made of broken pieces of cobble stones pounded against his head.

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Ignis scowled as it advanced on Nida and ran after it, jumping onto its shoulders and crossing his ice daggers in front of where he figured its throat would be to make a cross slash at it as if to sever the head from the neck.

He couldn't let this thing get near Nida, and if that didn't work he would be more than ready to pull his lance back out and attempt to run it through. For now though he waited and fought to hold on and keep its attention.

The creature, animated rubble as it was, didn't really stop from the cut. Sure, the dead vines and rope that held up the 'head' gave and the head toppled off, but that didn't stop it from continuing to advance.

"Iggy, get off of it!" Nida suggested. "I can run toward the ocean. We could try and get Siren involved."

Hearing Nida call to him, Ignis moved. It wasn't a hard jump but he was worried about his fiancee'. While he himself was no tank like Gladio, he still would prefer to be the one to take the hit instead of the other.

He wasn't sure of this plan, but he had to agree because of Siren. "I'll follow behind."

With his lance, ready to jump.

And here Nida was, a tank by virtue of kiting things around, and normally by being able to use his weapon to keep tthings at a distance. Oh well.

Nida's head still spun but he moved closer to the creature and it lunged for him. Nida immediately rolled out of the way and started to move forward.

"Herd it with jabs if you have to."

It was time to find the ocean and let Siren sing.

Ignis wasn't happy with this play in plans, but at the moment he was out of other options. So he nodded and dismissed his daggers. He wouldn't summon his lance until he needed to, as this could hinder his movements and carrying the weight would be burdensome at best.

But he followed along and kept Nida in his sights.

Nida wasn't moving as fast as he otherwise might, so no doubt it would be helpful for him if Ignis kept pulling attention back so he could continue darting forward. THe longer they moved, the clearer his head was, and he called back toward the other man from time to time.

"We're coming up on the street. Can you move around hte edges to keep people back? I'll have to stay closer to it."

He had no idea what Nida meant by move around the edges, so he summoned his lance and jammed it into the thing's back which slowed it down. No one was following them in the slightest it seemed, and Ignis had its attention by pulling his lance out of the thing's back.

This was definitely more chaotic than he'd like it and he scowled as he had to jump back away from it.

People might not be following them, but they did have to keep people out of the creature's fight. Nida didn't want innocents caught up, and as he came out on the busy street he heard people gasping and shouting in shock, clearly aiming to get away. The people definitely caught the creature's attention, and it started to try and lay about itself at hte nearest person.

"Hyne take you," Nida hissed, moving closer to try and get the creature to not run at a nearby child.

If the creature was focused on Nida, Ignis didn't hesitate to jump on it. But when it focused on other people, if he could clear the innocent civilians that was priority. And whenever he could, the advisor focused the creature on himself so that Nida could clear the innocent bystanders.

"This reminds me of Altissia." he declared, working his Fire daggers at the damn thing. That was where he, Gladio and Prompto had to clear out the citizens there for for Lady Camelia Claustra per her pact with Noct, in order to make way for Lady Lunafreya and the subsequent summoning of Leviathan.

"You'll have to tell me about Altissia," David called back. They were nearing the docks, and people had mostly cleared out by this point. It was interesting, but Nida loved how easily they were working together.

"We'll swap stories. I can tell you about Fisherman's Horizon."

"Bloody wreck of a city..." Ignis replied in a low tone that couldn't be heard as he pulled his fire daggers out of the thing's arm. It then got a bit too close and he kicked one of his daggers at the chest.

And while he had no idea what Fisherman's Horizon was, it did remind him of Noct and his love of fishing. But he had mere moments to think on it before it turned to dash after Nida again.

There, the docks. With no one around NIda looked to Ignis.

"Fall back. It seems to go after what's closest."

And then there was Nida, staying close, luring the creature to the dock itself.

"Ig, can you swim?"

He stopped as requested but scowled because he was worried about Nida being hurt. Still, he had to trust his fiancée knew what he was doing so he did, but he made sure he wasn't too far.

At the question though Ignis nodded.

"Of course I can swim."

He'd done that in Altissia.

"Well then, be ready," Nida said, and he went back to luring the creature. And, when was was in range of the waters, he closed his eyes, and called.

The waves started to rise almost immediately, and there, upon a rock in the water, was Siren. The woman was just there, wings unfolding as the woman upon the rocks produced a harp and began to sing. The sea swelled with the music, rising in tendrils of water that rose from the water and split around Nida to grab the creature before it could touch him. The thing was dragged into the waters, constantly badgered by more curls of water.

When it all fades away it's just Nida left standing on the dock, looking about ready to collapse.

Ignis still made it to the point near the water. And his green eyes widened when Siren appeared. He managed to pull a few other people away from the creature until it was grabbed by the guardian force and she started tangling with the thing. He had his daggers only a thought away from being summoned if needed or even his drain lance. But of course Siren managed to take care of everything.

He was mesmerized by it as he always was back home whenever Noct called one of the Six. And he recalled too how much the king said a lot was taken out of him after a summoning. Of course Nida looked very much that way now and Ignis ran to catch a hold of him before he fell.

The catch was appreciated, and Nida groaned at the weakness he felt. This was really a drain.

"That... wasn't that much of a problem back home. Less magic in the air maybe?"

He could feel Siren's apology. All he cared about was Ignis.

"Perhaps. Summoning someone that isn't native to the land may put more of a strain on her and in turn passing that onto you?" It was the only real theory he had and was going with it for now, but really he had no real idea, it was simply just a guess that made the most sense to him.

"Let's get you home and resting." And having said that, Ignis bent a little to allow Nida's arm to drape over his neck.

Well, that's a horribly good point. Nida groaned at the way his head was pounding. But hey, he had Ignis.

"Oh beloved, I'd be very happy to do that," Nida said, reaching up to put his arm around Ignis's neck. Yep, made sense to him. "Can you carry some of my weight? You might need to take my weapons."

"I can do that." Ignis nodded. So he got out from under Nida's arm and held onto his fiancée just in case. "Let's have them and I'll hold them for you." Plus of course he would continue to help get the man home safe and sound.

Well, there's that. Nida nods and shrugs out of his polearm harness. HE almost falls over in the process, but Ignis's support helps out.

"Hey hun. You were amazing."

He took the passed over thing and steadied the man before he could fall over and he shook his head at the praise. "I wasn't half as amazing as you and your Siren."

"No, you were," Nida answered, leaning against Ignis. "Without you showing up then, I would have died."

He didn't at all think he would have survived. Nida was realistic about his skills.

"We work together well."

Ignis didn't want to take any credit, he was just happy Nida was with him, safe and alive. "I'm just glad you're alright. But should something like that happen again, please tell me where you are and I will come get you."

Ever the guardian, that was Ignis.

"I didn't... I couldn't. It hit me hard, Ignis. I was trying not to, you know, die."

Which he was patently against, thanks. He'd moved part the part in his life where he could possibly accept it.

"And you didn't." came the advisor's reply. He tried to smile and continue to keep the other next to him as some sort of physical reassurance to Nida that he was indeed alive and well. "But when we get home, we'll put you in for a hot shower and I'll prepare dinner while you do that."

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