A werewolf on a bike. You probably won’t see this everyday ^^’
Them 💞 (How they are divided here. Luci/Vlad in the shadow (death) and Ji Ho in the sunlight (life).)
Kiyoshi summoned buff food. He want’s them in top condition for their task ahead.
Jack is still lost in thoughts about that new familiar of Kiyoshi he’ll have to face soon... will Kiyoshi abandon Jack in the end?
Even though Hell-ena and Minerva got the largest amount of food, they are eyeing Ji Ho’s plate (because Ji Ho’s resistance stats are the lowest hahaha).
Hell-ena was inspired by Vluci and dressed in black today.
Minerva shifted to Ms Coombes to scold me because I misplaced the letterbox...
Ji Ho was just about to enter the water, when Luci blocked his way.
Kiyoshi: “Jack, take Vlad over to the bench near that house and keep him there, no matter what.”
Ji Ho: “Luci - we’ll try to get Vlad’s soul back. I’ll be careful - promised.”
Kiyoshi: “Ji Ho - be careful. Take no risks. We all want Vlad back - but you getting hurt or - let alone - us loosing you is not an option. If it doesn’t work out or trouble occurs - come back immediately!”
Ji Ho: “Ok.”
While Kiyoshi is briefing Ji Ho, Jack took Vlad over to the bench.
Jack: “Vlad, if your soul is down there - reach out for Ji Ho. I miss you so much, my friend. Please come back. I need you more than ever.”
And then he told him about Kiyoshi and him and his sorrows. He swore he would’t tell a soul, but Vluci - well: no soul.
And even if Vluci doesn’t listen, it eases Jack’s mind to get it off his chest.
Jack: “ ... and he’s so dominant! When he says ‘jump’ - I jump - and I’m glad to jump for him! And I’ve never been kissed before like he kisses me - well I haven’t been kissed before at all...
... I still remember how you looked - lost in reverie - when you drank from Ji Ho. You knew you could die if you drank his blood and you were ready to - if you could just have one more drop.
That’s how I feel with Kiyoshi. I’m well aware he could be my demise, but I’ll glady run into my ruin as long as he’s by my side...”
(Vluci’s face! hahaha)
Ji Ho tried to figure out a good place to start his incantation.
He concentrated on Vlad's soul and reached out for him.
Ji Ho is still asleep after he almost drowned. We all wait for him to wake up to tell us what happened.
Shall we ask him what we really want to know?
Ji Ho...
(no poses used)
Luci is watching over his sleep.
Until...
The cute strawberry on Ji Ho’s keyring is from Giga’s online shop ‘Strawberry Cake Fashion’.
Oh - it’s Jack!
Uh - Ji Ho had to organize his memories first...
The pull... a failure... Vlad’s soul is still in hell or elsewhere...
and Luci is still with him. He feels bad that this makes him happy :,(
He never was close to Vlad, even afraid of him. And Vlad avoided him.
But Luci... When Vlad gets his soul back - Luci will be gone.
A horrible thought for Ji Ho. After his traumatic time while living next to the 'House of the rising Sun' in the Slums of Sulani, Luci was the first ‘person’ he let into his ‘safety area’, the first he wasn’t afraid to get touched by, the first he wanted to have around 25/7, the first he had feelings for, that were more than friendship...
Of course he knew that their time will come and he will do everything to get Vlad back, but still...
Ji Ho's skin was still sticky and salty from the ocean and Luci’s was sweaty from carrying Ji Ho home, so they took a bath first.
Ji Ho sighed. It was easier to bath Luci when he still had the makeup on.
Now, with Vlad’s face on Luci, it is a bit scary.
“Me hesitating has nothing to do with you, Luci. I hope you know that it is not too much for me to care for you. And I will - as long as you are with me.”
Luci seems to shield Ji Ho from the others. Maybe he thinks Ji Ho got hurt because of them?
Ji Ho: “I’m so sorry! As soon as I reached out for Vlad’s soul I got dragged down! It was so scary. Even though I lived in the ocean, I never experienced something like this - so strong. It was totally different from the last time I tried. Thank you for taking me out there, Kiyoshi. But if you want to try again, I’m up for it.”
Kiyoshi: “Don’t worry Ji Ho. This is not your fault. We will get Vlad’s soul back, one way or another. I feel so bad we put you in such a danger.
I’ll talk to the others first and tell them what happened. We will discuss what to do as soon as they are back.”
“Let’s eat first.”
Kiyoshi: “Hey Jeb! ... oh - ok...
...ah! Yes, I tried to reach Barfolomew or Giga, but none of them answers their phone...*tells Jeb what happened*”
(And that was the call I couldn’t spoil before^^')
After dinner, they went back to their rooms. Jack is drawing. And since he couldn’t get Kiyoshi’s future familiar out of his head, he’s putting his mind to paper. A familiar is usually a cat, right? But what if this cat is a shifter, like Ms Coombes/Minerva? ö.ö’
arks! Kiyoshi caught him - again!
Kiyoshi: “What are you doing?”
Kiyoshi: “You’re pretty good at drawing! Is this Jeb? I suppose this is a little fantasy of yours? Because you promised me you would trust me, right?”
Kiyoshi: “Do you want me to talk to Jeb? I can arrange this...”
Jack: “Uhm Kiyoshi...”
Jack: “I’m sorry.”
Kiyoshi: “I should keep the leash shorter, huh?”
Jack: ö.ö’
I still can’t get over how handsome Jeb and Kiyoshi are - they are premade Sims!
Kiyoshi: “Good Night.”
Kiyoshi kissed him - in his wolf shape...
Kiyoshi: “Don’t worry. You taste so good. I’m gonna keep you ”
But Kiyoshi’s kiss didn’t erase the thoughts about this familiar before he fell asleep.
They both seem to know that they are running on borrowed time.
I was standing
You were there
Two worlds collided
And they could never, ever tear us apart
I (Don't ask me)
I was standing (You know it's true)
Mm, you were there (Worlds collided)
Two worlds collided (We're shining through)
And they could never tear us apart
Ji Ho: “I’m torn, Luci. I feel so bad that I want you to stay with me even though we need to get Vlad’s soul back eventually... I feel so sad loosing you... How do you feel? I never figured out what you are... Do you feel anything at all?”
Is Luci about to kiss him? But Ji Ho shrinked back as all the terrifying memories of Sulani hit him.
But Luci was patient with him and approached him once again.
And since Ji Ho knew this could be their last kiss anyway, he gave in.
It doesn’t matter if Luci eats him in the end or Vlad kills him for what he did to his body...
Oh, baby you're the only thing in this whole world
That's pure and good and right
And wherever you are and wherever you go
There's always gonna be some light
But I gotta get out, I gotta break it out now
Before the final crack of dawn
So we gotta make the most of our one night together
When it's over, you know
We'll both be so alone
Like a bat out of hell, I'll be gone when the morning comes
When the night is over, like a bat out of hell
I'll be gone, gone, gone
Like a bat out of hell
I'll be gone when the morning comes
But when the day is done
And the sun goes down
And the moonlight's shining through
Then like a sinner before the gates of Heaven
I'll come crawling on back to you
Luci and Ji Ho seem to have had a restless night. The attentive observer might have noticed that they woke up on the opposite side of the bed as the were in yesterday
For a few hours though, Ji Ho slept in Luci’s arms, with his head on his tepid chest. But Ji Ho is fish enough to not be bothered by tepid skin and Luci didn’t get numb of Ji Ho’s sweet weight - because he is already numb and dead... (romantic, isn’t it?)
I’m still not sure if Luci is about to eat Ji Ho or to kiss him
Today is the day they await Barfolomew, Giga and Jeb back!
(At this time, they are still sleeping though at the Stacks in San Myshuno.)
Kiyoshi, Jack, Ji Ho and Luci got up early.
Luci still hasn’t painted as promised and Ji Ho hadn’t done the laundry since he left for San Myshuno to work at the Diner de los Muertos!
They wanted this to be done before school.
Kiyoshi took a look at the new painting.
Kiyoshi: “I’ve seen this before. This is a vessel to contain hexes, spells and curses... strange... We’ll discuss this after school, when the others are back.”
This new painting looks promising in comparison to the other ‘artworks’...
(even though there is a certain ‘style’... hahaha (he really painted them himself!))
Kiyoshi: “These ones aren’t very revealing...” (I think they are
(How the little ghost doll stares just the way that Luci does in the picture above! How cute
Kiyoshi: “Jack, take Luci upstairs and lock up. I’ll go and prepare breakfast. Ji Ho, come too as soon as you’re ready.”
Ji Ho: “Ok!”
And so they locked the door before Ji Ho could take a closer look at the latest painting. Maybe he would have recognized a familiar face. And maybe then, the story would have taken an other turn.
(As if we weren’t dizzy enough from all those turns...)
TMI: Last picture is from Indiana Jones - Raiders of the lost Arc. When they stored the Arc of Covenant in Hangar 51.
For no reason Ji Ho switched to his sleep wear before he tried to catch his first snow flake.
He was the only one who did this (sleep wear and snowflake. Not quite sure for Jack (sleep wear, not snowflake) though
The others are used to snow, but Ji Ho lived at Sulani, so it’s quite rare for him. :]
The third and the last of the phone calls.
After Jeb, Barfolomew and Giga had the suspicion that Morgan Fyres, their classmate, had revived Vlad’s body and tried to steal him...
Kiyoshi: “Wait - what? Morgan?”
Jack is jealous that it’s again Kiyoshi with his Jeb on the phone...
Luci changed seat to watch Kiyoshi and mimic him ^^’
Kiyoshi: “This sounds so crazy but makes so much sense! She was suspicious from the very start! We must observe her, but inconspicuously! We need to collect evidence first.”
Ji Ho: “We could see how Luci reacts on her. He fought with her - he can recognize and identify her.”
Jack: “Ji Ho, I know you want to belive it - but Luci doesn’t feel anything and he can do nothing.”
If he only knew...
After Kiyoshi told them that they failed to pull Vlad’s soul out of hell, Barfolomew agreed to pay DEATH another visit before they return back to Copperdale.
To ask him what happened to Vlad`s soul.
DEATH’s Domain exists outside of space and time and even though the ride wasn’t that long, it was night when they arrived.
Albert: “Welcome. He awaits you in the Salon.”
DEATH: “About Vlad again? But his soul isn’t in hell anymore.”
Giga: “What? But where is it now?”
DEATH: “He moved on.”
???
And this was all DEATH had to say. He had a job to do...
Even though they just talked for a few minutes, it was bright day when they left.
Vlad’s soul moved on? But - he didn’t went into the light, did he?
Did Ji Ho therefore fail to pull Vlad’s soul to him? :,(
(Disclaimer: this post is a little crazy. We try to find evidence if Morgan was the culprit of reviving Vlad’s body and trying to steal him.)
Even though Kiyoshi and the others received Jeb’s call only at the school break, I took screenshots from the very start, to find if Morgan does anything suspicious... and after checking the screenshots, there were so many suspicious things I hadn’t noticed from the start:
First: Morgan spawned right next to Luci (aka Vlad’s Body
The angry blonde girl in front of Kiyoshi is Molly Prescott, from the Prescotts (the granddaughter of the founder of Copperdale: Jasper Prescott, who roams the hut next to the Space Bar (located at Prescott Square) as a ghost and whose scary statue stands right in front of it.
She is also the daughter of the school’s principal and (!) her other grandfather is: Tai Lum, the jannitor! (him, with the yellow cap). Who also spawned next to Luci and who looks around suspiciously!
Even as she joggs to the school building, she eyes Luci warily.
Morgan was always in the same class as our boys. Today she changed class. She is now in the same class as Molly Prescott(!) and: Sebastian! The suspicious guy who is always around Kiyoshi! (He is also in the first picture, right behind Ji Ho).
Then the school break happened (before they received the call).
Molly and Morgan were following them after they left the school building!
And after the call the following happened.
I found Morgan standing lost in thoughts in front of the same table where she sat when she was Giga’s hater and later, when she couldn’t take her eyes off Luci, when he visited school for the first time after Vlad had died.
The boys went to the cantina and that was the last thing i told them to do. After that, I didn’t interfere anymore, to see what happens. (You can see the jannitor, Molly’s grandfather behind the glass door!)
So, she spotted them, was worried/startled/angry (she stood with the window between the camera and her, how dramatic).
(Now there is Sebastian behind the glass door in the picture below!)
Then she turned and walked right towards them! And the jannitor too!
Ji Ho was worried and looked at Luci
Morgan talked angrily with Ji Ho and then Molly approached Luci and was mean to him!
This - again - tumbles my whole story! This game!
First I thought Morgan wanted Vlad(’s body, because she could not have him when he was still alive) for herself, then for her and Molly(?). But then, the Jannitor AND Sebastian???
Can’t wait to see how this is going to turn out omg!
(Remember in the beginning of this thread, when I said: keep an eye on Morgan? Keep it there )
Kiyoshi and Ji Ho went for a walk after school with Jack and Luci.
Ji Ho worshipping Kiyoshi - a never ending story
He is his hero once more since he saved him from drowning.
Kiyoshi: “Jack! NO! Omg Barfolomew and Giga will be back soon and he is covered in dirt...”
sigh
Ah they are back!
Barfolomew: “Jack! Where are Ji Ho and Luci?
Why aren’t you watching Luci? He wasn’t fed for two days!”
Jack: “Luci won’t let us near Ji Ho since he almost drowned. He didn’t even let me in their room last night!"
Jack: "And I surely don’t want to get in between them and their weird shower ritual!”
Jack: “What does Luci eat anyway?”
Barfolomew: “What was that? Ji Ho? Again? Why did you leave him alone with Luci?”
oh no...
Jack: “OMG! It’s Vlad! See? The hair makes the difference!”
Giga: “And what about - the eyes?...”
Vlad: “Who ever laid hands on me - I’m gonna kill him!
And why is it so dark here?!”
...
Vlad: “Who? Who was it in the shower?”
...
Kiyoshi: “It was me.”
aouw Kiyoshi is once again Ji Ho's shining knight!
Barfolomew: “Jack, take Vlad to his room. We’re going to look after ... uhm *cough* you know who *cough* ... first.”
Giga: “Wait, I’ll help you get up.”
Ji Ho: “Luci is gone.”
...
Ji Ho: “We saw it coming. I need some time.”
Giga: “Ok. If you need something, just call me, ok?”
Barfolomew drove Jeb and Kiyoshi to Jeb’s.
All the beds in the Space Bar are occupied again.
Editor’s Note: This was just fitting too perfect to not remake the scene from Star Wars - Episode 6, when Han was blind after being frozen in Carbonite and Chewie was reunited with him in a dungeon cell in Jabba’s palace.
(scene on youtube: click here)
...when suddenly a growl is heard...
Vlad: “Jack? Jack is that you?”
Vlad: “Wait. I can’t see, pal. What’s going on?”
Jack barks an excited blue streak.
Vlad: “Ji Ho? Ji Ho is crazy. He cant even take care of himself, much less rescue anybody.”
Jack barks a reply.
Vlad: “A... Horseman? I... I’m out of it for a little while, everybody gets illusions of grandeur.”
Vlad: “I’m alright, pal. I’m alright.”
TMI: Adult Jack and Vlad are also best frinds in my ‘The Family Business’ story in another universe. They also are both big Star Wars fans and have a tradition of insult light saber fighting.
(Insult Swordfighting is known from the Monkey Island video games).
First snow over the Space (Balls) Bar & Grill & ‘Residence’ at Prescott Square.
Ji Ho is crying over his lost first love Luci. They both knew their love could not last. Since it was predictable that they would bring Vlad’s soul back eventually.
For Ji Ho it’s like someone ripped his heart out. After all he went through in the slums, he thought he could never let anyone touch him - never develop love for anyone. But then he met Luci...
What might have happened to Luci since Vlad’s soul claimed his body back?
Was he obliterated?
Meanwhile in the room next door:
Jack: “But how did you escape out of hell?”
Vlad: “I don’t know if it was real or just something my dying existence imagined... But I was there with Leander and Wesley...”
(what is real anyway?...)
Jack: “Your first love and his murderer?! The guy who wanted to marry you to protect you?!”
Vlad: “Exactly! It was so weird... once we heard a whoosh and Leander vanished all out of sudden and after a few seconds, he was back.
The second time we heard that whoosh, Leander tried to grab someone and when he was distracted, I escaped in direction of the noise. It must have been a portal or something.”
Jack: “What? That must have been when Ji Ho was trying to drag you out of hell!”
Ji Ho can hear every word they speak through the vent...
Does that mean... that the second pull was no failure? But where was Vlad’s soul then? More than a day has passed! Omg and he really almost pulled a sinner out of hell! Leander - a murderer! ö.ö
Jack: “But Ji Ho tried to drag you out yesterday - where have you been?”
Vlad: “It was scary...”
Vlad: “...it was a kind of limbo, there was nothing. I felt where my body was, but I could not enter. As if something restrained me from coming back. But it got weaker and weaker, so I suceeded in the end.”
Oh gods. Luci did not want to let Vlad’s soul in because he wanted to stay with Ji Ho! And Luci got weaker, because he wasn’t fed for two days! (But fed with what?)
Vlad: “And as soon as i ‘woke up’, under a shower - with Kiyoshi, who...
- why was he with me in the shower anyway??? -
and blind - I felt this consumptive bloodlust again that rose after I drank blood for the first time from Ji Ho.”
He caused pain to his friends.
Because of his selfishness.
If he hadn’t grown fond of Luci, Luci would have let Vlad back into his body and left as quiet as he came. He should never have had Luci allowed to kiss him. It was Vlad’s body.
One of them has to go anyway because of the bloodlust Vlad mentioned. This must have been the reason why they had been separated after Vlad ‘claimed’ him and that bond between them got established.
And he can’t ask Vlad to leave, because it was also his fault that Vlad died in the first place and suffers from the bloodlust caused by his blood. Vlad was living off of plasma packs all his life before he had to ‘claim’ him after he got bitten by Genji...
Hell-ena: “He will be ok, Rita.”
Minerva: “He will, Dtui.”
(omg Hell-ena/ Dtui is a shifter like Minerva/ Ms Coombes too!
Dtui is the mentor demon/yokai of Kiyoshi at the temple in Mount Komorebi)
Even though Ji Ho is a mermaid (=half fish) and doesn’t feel the cold quite as much as other mammals, it doesn’t make things easier that he was caught by a cold snap. Now that he’s homeless - again...
It can’t be helped, he can’t go back anyway. He caused enough trouble.
Editor's Note: These are the last posts of November 2022 from my tumblr. So I already moved 4 months over here! That's one-third of their first year, yay 🎉 Thank you for reading and being with us!
Jack: “ Was it Morgan? Who revived you and tried to steal your body?”
(It’s worth a try...)
Vlad: “Morgan? I went to hell soon after I died...”
Jack: “Right... so only Luci knows and he is gone now...”
Vlad: “Who is Luci?”
This is going to be a long night...
Vlad: “But why are you in your wolf?”
Jack: “Oh - I had to keep your body under control.”
Vlad: “Why didn’t you put it in a coffin then?”
A long, long night...
Vlad: “You feel dirty to the touch, I can smell soil... you should take a shower.”
Jack: “With you?”
Vlad: “It seems now it’s your turn to die, isn’t it?”
Jack: “It’s good to have you back!”
Vlad: “I know.”
Ah! - Jack shifted back and took a shower (alone).
He’s not comfortable in his wolf - especially not when Kiyoshi is around.
He feels halfway human again. Let’s say halfway plus 10, cause he’s always just halfway human, more or less.
Vlad: “Thank you, my friend. For not giving me up and rescuing me.”
Jack: “Uhm, to be honest - I did almost nothing to rescue you and I gave you up. I was broken after I spent your last days with you and saw you die before my eyes. They had to take me to the temple. If I had stayed here, I hadn’t survived. I’m sorry.”
Vlad: “That’s more then one can ask for. It was hard for you to accompany me on my last road. I know that. Not everyone could have done this.”
Vlad: “But you seem quite stable now. How come?”
Jack: “Haha ö.ö’ the stay at the temple did me quite good, i guess?...”
Vlad: “I’m sure he does...”
It says a lot about their friendship that Jack didn’t brag and lie about how cool he was rescuing Vlad. With anyone else he would have. And he did not lie to him about Kiyoshi. He can’t tell him the truth though, but Vlad seems to sense it somehow
Ji Ho decided to live in the ocean again.
Even though he can’t swim back to Sulani - he will find another place.
Image
Ji Ho is half fish, so the cold should not harm him much - but it bites his feed as he enters the water ö.ö
It can’t be helped. The others are better - and safer - without him and for once he should think of them and not only of himself.
Congratz Ji Ho...
Maybe he should have eaten a bit more to put on some fat reserves...
Giga comes over and wants to welcome back Vlad too.
Since Jack didn’t tidy up because of all the fuss around, one of his drawings of Kiyoshi and catboy Jeb is still lying on his desk...
And of course Giga spotted it...
Giga: “Really Jack? What’s wrong with you?”
And then he looked at Vlad.
Giga: “Vlad? What’s wrong with you?”
Giga: “You look horrible! Omg Vlad - you’re not going to die again, right?”
(Giga really had that skythe bubble over his head! ö.ö And lets hope Giga doesn’t look at the wall behind him Ö.ö)
Vlad: “I don’t know... I don’t feel good... It’s so cold...”
Jack just heard the words ‘Vlad’ and ‘die’ in one sentence and zoned out.
And how Vlad ‘looks’ at his hand even though he can’t see :,(
Barfolomew is worried. He wanted to go to the doctor with Vlad anyway as soon as possible, because of his blindness. But Vlad doesn’t want to cause trouble... (and he hates it to go to doctors! ö.ö’)
Giga went over to look after Ji Ho but he is gone...
They decided that Giga accompanies Vlad and Barfolomew to the doctor and Jack shifts back to wolf (= improved senses) and searches for Ji Ho with help from Jeb and Kiyoshi (omg Kiyoshi will see him in wolf again! -.- ).
Jack told Jeb and Kiyoshi he’ll meet them at Jeb’s because Jack tracked Ji Ho in destination Plumbite Pier anyway.
When they found Ji Ho’s clothes, it was clear he went to the ocean...
“JI HO!!! COME BACK!”
They called him for a while and searched the beach, but eventually they went back to the Burrow nearby, where Jeb lives with his family.
They are going to watch the beach in short shifts so the others can warm up and sleep a bit.
Meanwhile Barfolomew, Giga and Vlad reached the hospital district in Willow Creek at early dawn.
Giga: “Why don’t we go to the main entrance?”
Barfolomew: “Creatures like us don’t get treated in ‘normal’ hospitals. The clinic for Supes is just around the corner.”
Giga: “Soups?”
Barfolomew: “S-U-P-E-S! Short for -> Supernaturals! Oh gods! You are even one and didn’t know this? Soups!... tch”
Gang Member: “Hey sweetie! Come to my trailer!”
Vlad: “Whom are they talking to?”
Barfolomew: “Me - it’s my ex. Just move on! ... Maybe later! Need to see the doctor first!”
(There’s a lot of things we don’t know about Barfolomew ö.ö)
Giga: “Are you sure we are right here?”
Vlad: “Why? Where are we? What’s that smell?”
Barfolomew: “Just move on already!”
...
Barfolomew: “Here we are!”
Giga: “...”
Vlad collapsed as soon as they entered ‘the Hospital’.
‘The Doctor’ put him on the ‘couch’ and examined him.
Doctor: “It’s good that you brought him here as soon as his bonded died - so we can save him at least.”
Barfolomew: “His ... bonded... ? ... Ji Ho? He died???”
(Tried to explain about their ‘the bond’ -> here
Doctor: “Oh he didn’t? Is he severely hurt then?”
Giga: “We don’t know...”
Doctor: “I gave him an injection, he should wake up soon.”
Doctor: “There he is. How do you feel? Oh! I see your eyes have been blinded by hellfire! Amazing! Even a doctor like me does not see that often! When your bonded is back, it should heal in no time and you can see again, maybe even better ”
Doctor: “I’m sure he comes back to you. You went to hell and back for him, right? hahaha.”
Giga whispers to Barfolmew: “What kind of place is this? How does he know about this all?”
Doctor to Giga: “I’m a doctor for Supes! - I’d be quite useless if I didn’t know that much! ^^”
So...Vlad does feel so sick because Ji Ho is in pain from the cold water and too far away from him/leaving him? Because of their bond?
The last watch before dawn is upon Jeb. He went to jogg along the shore to look out for Ji Ho.
And there he is! He must have crawled out of the water just a few minutes ago! (That was at the same time when Vlad collapsed at the 'hospital' ö.ö)
Jeb: “Come on. Get up. Omg what are you doing?”
Ji Ho: “It was so strange. I tried so hard to leave the bay - for hours. But I couldn’t. There was this strong flow and I drifted back...”
Jeb: “Not that! Why did you run away?”
Ji Ho: “I’m not worthy to stay among you. I caused you so much pain and troubles. It’s the best for all when I leave. Vlad and the others must hate me - and they are right.”
Ji Ho: “I know I shouldn’t, but I miss Luci so much. This pain covers even the cold. Another reason I can’t face Vlad, he looks like Luci - it would kill me. Oh gods and when he finds out that I dressed him and bathed him! Luci even kissed me before he left! He will kill me anyway...”
Jeb: “Are you done now? Come on, get dressed. Have you never thought of coming back to my place?”
Ji Ho: “Uhm - no?”
Jeb: “And have you not thought of all the things you did good? That you risked your own life to get Vlad’s soul back?”
Ji Ho: “Uhm - no...”
Jeb: “ And that we maybe like you a lot and get hurt when you leave us like this?”
Ji Ho: “Oh ... see? I’m useless!”
sigh
Jeb: “I know you have been alone all your life long. But believe me, it’s better to go through troubles together, hm?”
(Jeb is one of those who always offer wise words to others but for themselves they can’t see beyond the plank before their eyes ^^’ (like me lol))
Jeb: “Let’s wake Kiyoshi and Jack and have breakfast. School starts soon...”
They were all in a better mood after they got the message that Jeb found Ji Ho!
And Vlad suddenly felt a lot better too - though he’s still very pale.
Doctor: “So, how do you deal with the bloodlust?”
Vlad: “Uh - I don’t?”
Doctor: “Makes things a bit spicy, huh?”
Giga: “There is nothing spicy between them ”
Vlad (through his teeth): “Shut up! - (and to the doctor) I went to hell after I bit him and just came back...”
Doctor: “... and there was no opportunity to tighten the bond. I see...”
Vlad: “... to ...tighten... the bond?”
Giga: “He means if you 'got closer' with him! Gods...”
Vlad: “Of course not!”
Vlad: “So - is there something I can do about it? It’s really hard to endure when he’s around me.”
Doctor: “So you can 'get closer' with your partner? Understandable. Of course, there’s a lot you can do. First... “
Vlad: “No! The bloodlust! I was speaking of the bloodlust!”
Doctor: “The bloodlust... right, right.
So this will get better if you and your partner drink of this mixture ... *scribbles receipt* ... every morning....
...Then you can start to - slowly - approch each other. I would say after around a week? Make sure you have someone with you to keep you under control during the time the bloodlust still overwhelms you. Curing bloodlust takes time and you'll have to work steady on it. No downtimes - every day practice! Then you'll slowly get used to it and it doesn’t take control over you anymore. And as soon as the bond is tightened, it will vanish completely. Erased from earth!”
Giga: “Oh - I can’t wait to see that! Thank you Doctor!”
Barfolomew: “Don’t worry, Vlad. You outlived mermaids blood - you’ll outlive this too!” *chuckles*
Friendly reminder that we do not forget:
1. about the curse. But Ji Ho won’t fall in love with Vlad anyway because he only loved Luci. Strange that the Doctor didn’t mention this. He seemed to know about everything else...
2. the fun fact that Vlad and Ji Ho never really talked to each other, except the first day they met when Vlad scolded Ji Ho for being late.
(as far as I remember. When Ji Ho wasn’t himself under Genji’s spell doesn’t really count because Ji Ho doesn’t remember. Ji Ho talking to Luci also doesn’t count.)
Barfolomew: “Let’s go, we’re already late for school!”
Giga: “Vlad has to go to school? But he’s blind!”
Barfolomew: “So what? He even went to school when he was dead!”
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Ji Ho: “Oh gods - there he is! Let’s leave please. But why does he look so pale? What’s wrong with him?”
Jeb: “Come on over to the music room. We need to talk anyway.”
Jeb: “Ji Ho, we need to help Vlad. But before I tell you more - two things:
Nothing that happened is your fault. You got bitten and claimed by Genji, because Giga brought you to the Space Bar and neither him nor Vlad protected you, even though they knew what could possibly happen. So everything that happened after - nothing was your fault."
"Second is - something you are not aware about yourself, but you should...
huh.. this is hard and please don’t get me wrong...
You remember how broken I was when we met? With that bag on my head? I hated myself and was so ashamed of what I did - maybe I’ll tell you one day... what I want to say is, that you are like a ray of sunshine. It feels good to be near you. Without knowing, you do a lot for the people around you by just being there fore them. Like the sun...
arks that’s awkward!
But I needed you to know this before I come to the diffycult stuff...”
Jeb: “Huh ok, with keeping that in mind - we all know how hard this will be for you after loosing Luci but - because of your bond, Vlad got very sick when you were in the cold ocean and tried to leave. Therefore he looks so pale. You are connected through the bond...”
Ji Ho: “What? Oh - but I wanted...”
Jeb: “Hear me out, please.”
Jeb: “And there is also the bloodlust. And his blindness. With both it’s up to you to help him. None of us can do that. (And then he tells Ji Ho what the Doctor said this morning about Vlad’s eyes and the bloodlust).
Ji Ho: “Oh no... that means I’ll have to see him every day? But just from afar?
It can’t be helped. Of course I do it. I can’t refuse after all he went through. *sigh from the dephts of his soul* oh gods...”
Jack: “Vlad, I need to go to the restroom.”
Vlad: “Ok, I’ll wait here.”
Jack: “But you can’t see and what about your bloodlust? I shouldn’t leave you unattended. You sure you won’t come with me?”
Vlad: “You sure you don’t want to die? I’m still not over finding myself with Kiyoshi under the shower and you want me to go to the toilet with you? I wait here!”
Vlad was listening the piano player in the music room... ö.ö’
Until he recognized the piece of music.
It was the same piece he used to play for Leander...
He went to the music room to find out who is playing...
Leander: “Is it him? Your new bonded? You saw *chuckles* how close I am with Wesley now. So of course I sensed that his bond with you faded...”
Vlad: “Don’t you dare lay your filthy hands on Ji Ho!”
Leander: “Oh i fear I already did. You know that it was me who dragged him under water when he reached for you.
This was a warning, Vlad. Don’t you forget about the curse.”
Vlad: “An expensive warning that was. While you were distracted drowning Ji Ho, I could escape.”
Leander: “So you escaped out of my hell. -
Ignore the curse and we will see what will be the real hell for you.
Being warm and cozy with me and your once beloved Wesley -
or watch your new bonded die - right before your eyes - again!”
Leander: “We will meet again. The bond between you and Wesley is still there. I could sense when you were dying then - so I took you with me to my realm.
I saved your soul from entering the great nothing.
You have this new life thanks to me, don’t forget that. You’re in my debt.
When the curse hits you and you die again, I will come for you. And maybe for this sweetheart here too ”
Jack: “Vlad! Whom are you talking to? And what’s with the ashes raining from the ceiling? Is the effects machine broken?”
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They are finally ready to cycle to the ocean!
A werewolf on a bike. You probably won’t see this everyday ^^’
Them 💞 (How they are divided here. Luci/Vlad in the shadow (death) and Ji Ho in the sunlight (life).)
Kiyoshi summoned buff food. He want’s them in top condition for their task ahead.
Jack is still lost in thoughts about that new familiar of Kiyoshi he’ll have to face soon... will Kiyoshi abandon Jack in the end?
Even though Hell-ena and Minerva got the largest amount of food, they are eyeing Ji Ho’s plate (because Ji Ho’s resistance stats are the lowest hahaha).
Hell-ena was inspired by Vluci and dressed in black today.
Minerva shifted to Ms Coombes to scold me because I misplaced the letterbox...
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Ji Ho was just about to enter the water, when Luci blocked his way.
Kiyoshi: “Jack, take Vlad over to the bench near that house and keep him there, no matter what.”
Ji Ho: “Luci - we’ll try to get Vlad’s soul back. I’ll be careful - promised.”
Kiyoshi: “Ji Ho - be careful. Take no risks. We all want Vlad back - but you getting hurt or - let alone - us loosing you is not an option. If it doesn’t work out or trouble occurs - come back immediately!”
Ji Ho: “Ok.”
While Kiyoshi is briefing Ji Ho, Jack took Vlad over to the bench.
Jack: “Vlad, if your soul is down there - reach out for Ji Ho. I miss you so much, my friend. Please come back. I need you more than ever.”
And then he told him about Kiyoshi and him and his sorrows. He swore he would’t tell a soul, but Vluci - well: no soul.
And even if Vluci doesn’t listen, it eases Jack’s mind to get it off his chest.
Jack: “ ... and he’s so dominant! When he says ‘jump’ - I jump - and I’m glad to jump for him! And I’ve never been kissed before like he kisses me - well I haven’t been kissed before at all...
... I still remember how you looked - lost in reverie - when you drank from Ji Ho. You knew you could die if you drank his blood and you were ready to - if you could just have one more drop.
That’s how I feel with Kiyoshi. I’m well aware he could be my demise, but I’ll glady run into my ruin as long as he’s by my side...”
(Vluci’s face! hahaha)
Ji Ho tried to figure out a good place to start his incantation.
He concentrated on Vlad's soul and reached out for him.
But it was different than last time...
... something was odd.
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Ji Ho was pulled under water! And his life got drained!
Kiyoshi: “JI HO!”
Kiyoshi: “I got you.”
Jack and Vluci had to watch from afar - helplessly.
Kiyoshi carried Ji Ho out of the water. He almost drowned.
Poor Luci has no idea what’s going on. He looks devastated.
But Kiyoshi is here for a reason and casts a healing spell.
Ji Ho woke up for a moment but fell unconscious again.
At least it seems it’s nothing serious! They dressed him and carried him home. :’(
Oh my, this too didn’t work to bring back Vlad's soul!
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Shall we ask him what we really want to know?
Ji Ho...
(no poses used)
Luci is watching over his sleep.
Until...
The cute strawberry on Ji Ho’s keyring is from Giga’s online shop ‘Strawberry Cake Fashion’.
Oh - it’s Jack!
Uh - Ji Ho had to organize his memories first...
The pull... a failure... Vlad’s soul is still in hell or elsewhere...
and Luci is still with him. He feels bad that this makes him happy :,(
He never was close to Vlad, even afraid of him. And Vlad avoided him.
But Luci... When Vlad gets his soul back - Luci will be gone.
A horrible thought for Ji Ho. After his traumatic time while living next to the 'House of the rising Sun' in the Slums of Sulani, Luci was the first ‘person’ he let into his ‘safety area’, the first he wasn’t afraid to get touched by, the first he wanted to have around 25/7, the first he had feelings for, that were more than friendship...
Of course he knew that their time will come and he will do everything to get Vlad back, but still...
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Ji Ho sighed. It was easier to bath Luci when he still had the makeup on.
Now, with Vlad’s face on Luci, it is a bit scary.
“Me hesitating has nothing to do with you, Luci. I hope you know that it is not too much for me to care for you. And I will - as long as you are with me.”
Luci seems to shield Ji Ho from the others. Maybe he thinks Ji Ho got hurt because of them?
Ji Ho: “I’m so sorry! As soon as I reached out for Vlad’s soul I got dragged down! It was so scary. Even though I lived in the ocean, I never experienced something like this - so strong. It was totally different from the last time I tried. Thank you for taking me out there, Kiyoshi. But if you want to try again, I’m up for it.”
Kiyoshi: “Don’t worry Ji Ho. This is not your fault. We will get Vlad’s soul back, one way or another. I feel so bad we put you in such a danger.
I’ll talk to the others first and tell them what happened. We will discuss what to do as soon as they are back.”
“Let’s eat first.”
Kiyoshi: “Hey Jeb! ... oh - ok...
...ah! Yes, I tried to reach Barfolomew or Giga, but none of them answers their phone...*tells Jeb what happened*”
(And that was the call I couldn’t spoil before^^')
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arks! Kiyoshi caught him - again!
Kiyoshi: “What are you doing?”
Kiyoshi: “You’re pretty good at drawing! Is this Jeb? I suppose this is a little fantasy of yours? Because you promised me you would trust me, right?”
Kiyoshi: “Do you want me to talk to Jeb? I can arrange this...”
Jack: “Uhm Kiyoshi...”
Jack: “I’m sorry.”
Kiyoshi: “I should keep the leash shorter, huh?”
Jack: ö.ö’
I still can’t get over how handsome Jeb and Kiyoshi are - they are premade Sims!
Kiyoshi: “Good Night.”
Kiyoshi kissed him - in his wolf shape...
Kiyoshi: “Don’t worry. You taste so good. I’m gonna keep you
But Kiyoshi’s kiss didn’t erase the thoughts about this familiar before he fell asleep.
And these thoughts got woven into a dream.
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Ji Ho and Luci went upstairs too.
They both seem to know that they are running on borrowed time.
I was standing
You were there
Two worlds collided
And they could never, ever tear us apart
I (Don't ask me)
I was standing (You know it's true)
Mm, you were there (Worlds collided)
Two worlds collided (We're shining through)
And they could never tear us apart
Never Tear us Apart - INXS
Ji Ho: “I’m torn, Luci. I feel so bad that I want you to stay with me even though we need to get Vlad’s soul back eventually... I feel so sad loosing you... How do you feel? I never figured out what you are... Do you feel anything at all?”
Is Luci about to kiss him? But Ji Ho shrinked back as all the terrifying memories of Sulani hit him.
But Luci was patient with him and approached him once again.
And since Ji Ho knew this could be their last kiss anyway, he gave in.
It doesn’t matter if Luci eats him in the end or Vlad kills him for what he did to his body...
Oh, baby you're the only thing in this whole world
That's pure and good and right
And wherever you are and wherever you go
There's always gonna be some light
But I gotta get out, I gotta break it out now
Before the final crack of dawn
So we gotta make the most of our one night together
When it's over, you know
We'll both be so alone
Like a bat out of hell, I'll be gone when the morning comes
When the night is over, like a bat out of hell
I'll be gone, gone, gone
Like a bat out of hell
I'll be gone when the morning comes
But when the day is done
And the sun goes down
And the moonlight's shining through
Then like a sinner before the gates of Heaven
I'll come crawling on back to you
Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf
Luci and Ji Ho seem to have had a restless night. The attentive observer might have noticed that they woke up on the opposite side of the bed as the were in yesterday
For a few hours though, Ji Ho slept in Luci’s arms, with his head on his tepid chest. But Ji Ho is fish enough to not be bothered by tepid skin and Luci didn’t get numb of Ji Ho’s sweet weight - because he is already numb and dead... (romantic, isn’t it?)
I’m still not sure if Luci is about to eat Ji Ho or to kiss him
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Today is the day they await Barfolomew, Giga and Jeb back!
(At this time, they are still sleeping though at the Stacks in San Myshuno.)
Kiyoshi, Jack, Ji Ho and Luci got up early.
Luci still hasn’t painted as promised and Ji Ho hadn’t done the laundry since he left for San Myshuno to work at the Diner de los Muertos!
They wanted this to be done before school.
Kiyoshi took a look at the new painting.
Kiyoshi: “I’ve seen this before. This is a vessel to contain hexes, spells and curses... strange... We’ll discuss this after school, when the others are back.”
This new painting looks promising in comparison to the other ‘artworks’...
(even though there is a certain ‘style’... hahaha (he really painted them himself!))
Kiyoshi: “These ones aren’t very revealing...” (I think they are
(How the little ghost doll stares just the way that Luci does in the picture above! How cute
Kiyoshi: “Jack, take Luci upstairs and lock up. I’ll go and prepare breakfast. Ji Ho, come too as soon as you’re ready.”
Ji Ho: “Ok!”
And so they locked the door before Ji Ho could take a closer look at the latest painting. Maybe he would have recognized a familiar face. And maybe then, the story would have taken an other turn.
(As if we weren’t dizzy enough from all those turns...)
TMI: Last picture is from Indiana Jones - Raiders of the lost Arc. When they stored the Arc of Covenant in Hangar 51.
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First snow!
For no reason Ji Ho switched to his sleep wear before he tried to catch his first snow flake.
He was the only one who did this (sleep wear and snowflake. Not quite sure for Jack (sleep wear, not snowflake) though
The others are used to snow, but Ji Ho lived at Sulani, so it’s quite rare for him. :]
The third and the last of the phone calls.
After Jeb, Barfolomew and Giga had the suspicion that Morgan Fyres, their classmate, had revived Vlad’s body and tried to steal him...
Kiyoshi: “Wait - what? Morgan?”
Jack is jealous that it’s again Kiyoshi with his Jeb on the phone...
Luci changed seat to watch Kiyoshi and mimic him ^^’
Kiyoshi: “This sounds so crazy but makes so much sense! She was suspicious from the very start! We must observe her, but inconspicuously! We need to collect evidence first.”
Ji Ho: “We could see how Luci reacts on her. He fought with her - he can recognize and identify her.”
Jack: “Ji Ho, I know you want to belive it - but Luci doesn’t feel anything and he can do nothing.”
If he only knew...
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After Kiyoshi told them that they failed to pull Vlad’s soul out of hell, Barfolomew agreed to pay DEATH another visit before they return back to Copperdale.
To ask him what happened to Vlad`s soul.
DEATH’s Domain exists outside of space and time and even though the ride wasn’t that long, it was night when they arrived.
Albert: “Welcome. He awaits you in the Salon.”
DEATH: “About Vlad again? But his soul isn’t in hell anymore.”
Giga: “What? But where is it now?”
DEATH: “He moved on.”
???
And this was all DEATH had to say. He had a job to do...
Even though they just talked for a few minutes, it was bright day when they left.
Vlad’s soul moved on? But - he didn’t went into the light, did he?
Did Ji Ho therefore fail to pull Vlad’s soul to him? :,(
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(Disclaimer: this post is a little crazy. We try to find evidence if Morgan was the culprit of reviving Vlad’s body and trying to steal him.)
Even though Kiyoshi and the others received Jeb’s call only at the school break, I took screenshots from the very start, to find if Morgan does anything suspicious... and after checking the screenshots, there were so many suspicious things I hadn’t noticed from the start:
First: Morgan spawned right next to Luci (aka Vlad’s Body
The angry blonde girl in front of Kiyoshi is Molly Prescott, from the Prescotts (the granddaughter of the founder of Copperdale: Jasper Prescott, who roams the hut next to the Space Bar (located at Prescott Square) as a ghost and whose scary statue stands right in front of it.
She is also the daughter of the school’s principal and (!) her other grandfather is: Tai Lum, the jannitor! (him, with the yellow cap). Who also spawned next to Luci and who looks around suspiciously!
Even as she joggs to the school building, she eyes Luci warily.
Morgan was always in the same class as our boys. Today she changed class. She is now in the same class as Molly Prescott(!) and: Sebastian! The suspicious guy who is always around Kiyoshi! (He is also in the first picture, right behind Ji Ho).
Then the school break happened (before they received the call).
Molly and Morgan were following them after they left the school building!
And after the call the following happened.
I found Morgan standing lost in thoughts in front of the same table where she sat when she was Giga’s hater and later, when she couldn’t take her eyes off Luci, when he visited school for the first time after Vlad had died.
The boys went to the cantina and that was the last thing i told them to do. After that, I didn’t interfere anymore, to see what happens. (You can see the jannitor, Molly’s grandfather behind the glass door!)
So, she spotted them, was worried/startled/angry (she stood with the window between the camera and her, how dramatic).
(Now there is Sebastian behind the glass door in the picture below!)
Then she turned and walked right towards them! And the jannitor too!
Ji Ho was worried and looked at Luci
Morgan talked angrily with Ji Ho and then Molly approached Luci and was mean to him!
This - again - tumbles my whole story! This game!
First I thought Morgan wanted Vlad(’s body, because she could not have him when he was still alive) for herself, then for her and Molly(?). But then, the Jannitor AND Sebastian???
Can’t wait to see how this is going to turn out omg!
(Remember in the beginning of this thread, when I said: keep an eye on Morgan? Keep it there
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Kiyoshi and Ji Ho went for a walk after school with Jack and Luci.
Ji Ho worshipping Kiyoshi - a never ending story
He is his hero once more since he saved him from drowning.
Kiyoshi: “Jack! NO! Omg Barfolomew and Giga will be back soon and he is covered in dirt...”
sigh
Ah they are back!
Barfolomew: “Jack! Where are Ji Ho and Luci?
Why aren’t you watching Luci? He wasn’t fed for two days!”
Jack: “Luci won’t let us near Ji Ho since he almost drowned. He didn’t even let me in their room last night!"
Jack: "And I surely don’t want to get in between them and their weird shower ritual!”
Jack: “What does Luci eat anyway?”
Barfolomew: “What was that? Ji Ho? Again? Why did you leave him alone with Luci?”
oh no...
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Ji Ho does not want to let Luci go.
But Luci has no choice :,(
My heart is breaking.
Happy to be reunited again
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Oh no - not again!
Jack: “OMG! It’s Vlad! See? The hair makes the difference!”
Giga: “And what about - the eyes?...”
Vlad: “Who ever laid hands on me - I’m gonna kill him!
And why is it so dark here?!”
...
Vlad: “Who? Who was it in the shower?”
...
Kiyoshi: “It was me.”
aouw Kiyoshi is once again Ji Ho's shining knight!
Barfolomew: “Jack, take Vlad to his room. We’re going to look after ... uhm *cough* you know who *cough* ... first.”
Giga: “Wait, I’ll help you get up.”
Ji Ho: “Luci is gone.”
...
Ji Ho: “We saw it coming. I need some time.”
Giga: “Ok. If you need something, just call me, ok?”
Barfolomew drove Jeb and Kiyoshi to Jeb’s.
All the beds in the Space Bar are occupied again.
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...when suddenly a growl is heard...
Vlad: “Jack? Jack is that you?”
Vlad: “Wait. I can’t see, pal. What’s going on?”
Jack barks an excited blue streak.
Vlad: “Ji Ho? Ji Ho is crazy. He cant even take care of himself, much less rescue anybody.”
Jack barks a reply.
Vlad: “A... Horseman? I... I’m out of it for a little while, everybody gets illusions of grandeur.”
Vlad: “I’m alright, pal. I’m alright.”
TMI: Adult Jack and Vlad are also best frinds in my ‘The Family Business’ story in another universe. They also are both big Star Wars fans and have a tradition of insult light saber fighting.
(Insult Swordfighting is known from the Monkey Island video games).
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Ji Ho is crying over his lost first love Luci. They both knew their love could not last. Since it was predictable that they would bring Vlad’s soul back eventually.
For Ji Ho it’s like someone ripped his heart out. After all he went through in the slums, he thought he could never let anyone touch him - never develop love for anyone. But then he met Luci...
What might have happened to Luci since Vlad’s soul claimed his body back?
Was he obliterated?
Meanwhile in the room next door:
Jack: “But how did you escape out of hell?”
Vlad: “I don’t know if it was real or just something my dying existence imagined... But I was there with Leander and Wesley...”
(what is real anyway?...)
Jack: “Your first love and his murderer?! The guy who wanted to marry you to protect you?!”
Vlad: “Exactly! It was so weird... once we heard a whoosh and Leander vanished all out of sudden and after a few seconds, he was back.
The second time we heard that whoosh, Leander tried to grab someone and when he was distracted, I escaped in direction of the noise. It must have been a portal or something.”
Jack: “What? That must have been when Ji Ho was trying to drag you out of hell!”
Ji Ho can hear every word they speak through the vent...
Does that mean... that the second pull was no failure? But where was Vlad’s soul then? More than a day has passed! Omg and he really almost pulled a sinner out of hell! Leander - a murderer! ö.ö
Jack: “But Ji Ho tried to drag you out yesterday - where have you been?”
Vlad: “It was scary...”
Vlad: “...it was a kind of limbo, there was nothing. I felt where my body was, but I could not enter. As if something restrained me from coming back. But it got weaker and weaker, so I suceeded in the end.”
Oh gods. Luci did not want to let Vlad’s soul in because he wanted to stay with Ji Ho! And Luci got weaker, because he wasn’t fed for two days! (But fed with what?)
Vlad: “And as soon as i ‘woke up’, under a shower - with Kiyoshi, who...
- why was he with me in the shower anyway??? -
and blind - I felt this consumptive bloodlust again that rose after I drank blood for the first time from Ji Ho.”
He caused pain to his friends.
Because of his selfishness.
If he hadn’t grown fond of Luci, Luci would have let Vlad back into his body and left as quiet as he came. He should never have had Luci allowed to kiss him. It was Vlad’s body.
One of them has to go anyway because of the bloodlust Vlad mentioned. This must have been the reason why they had been separated after Vlad ‘claimed’ him and that bond between them got established.
And he can’t ask Vlad to leave, because it was also his fault that Vlad died in the first place and suffers from the bloodlust caused by his blood. Vlad was living off of plasma packs all his life before he had to ‘claim’ him after he got bitten by Genji...
Hell-ena: “He will be ok, Rita.”
Minerva: “He will, Dtui.”
(omg Hell-ena/ Dtui is a shifter like Minerva/ Ms Coombes too!
Dtui is the mentor demon/yokai of Kiyoshi at the temple in Mount Komorebi)
Even though Ji Ho is a mermaid (=half fish) and doesn’t feel the cold quite as much as other mammals, it doesn’t make things easier that he was caught by a cold snap. Now that he’s homeless - again...
It can’t be helped, he can’t go back anyway. He caused enough trouble.
Editor's Note: These are the last posts of November 2022 from my tumblr. So I already moved 4 months over here! That's one-third of their first year, yay 🎉 Thank you for reading and being with us!
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Jack: “ Was it Morgan? Who revived you and tried to steal your body?”
(It’s worth a try...)
Vlad: “Morgan? I went to hell soon after I died...”
Jack: “Right... so only Luci knows and he is gone now...”
Vlad: “Who is Luci?”
This is going to be a long night...
Vlad: “But why are you in your wolf?”
Jack: “Oh - I had to keep your body under control.”
Vlad: “Why didn’t you put it in a coffin then?”
A long, long night...
Vlad: “You feel dirty to the touch, I can smell soil... you should take a shower.”
Jack: “With you?”
Vlad: “It seems now it’s your turn to die, isn’t it?”
Jack: “It’s good to have you back!”
Vlad: “I know.”
Ah! - Jack shifted back and took a shower (alone).
He’s not comfortable in his wolf - especially not when Kiyoshi is around.
He feels halfway human again. Let’s say halfway plus 10, cause he’s always just halfway human, more or less.
Vlad: “Thank you, my friend. For not giving me up and rescuing me.”
Jack: “Uhm, to be honest - I did almost nothing to rescue you and I gave you up. I was broken after I spent your last days with you and saw you die before my eyes. They had to take me to the temple. If I had stayed here, I hadn’t survived. I’m sorry.”
Vlad: “That’s more then one can ask for. It was hard for you to accompany me on my last road. I know that. Not everyone could have done this.”
Vlad: “But you seem quite stable now. How come?”
Jack: “Haha ö.ö’ the stay at the temple did me quite good, i guess?...”
Vlad: “I’m sure he does...”
It says a lot about their friendship that Jack didn’t brag and lie about how cool he was rescuing Vlad. With anyone else he would have. And he did not lie to him about Kiyoshi. He can’t tell him the truth though, but Vlad seems to sense it somehow
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Ji Ho decided to live in the ocean again.
Even though he can’t swim back to Sulani - he will find another place.
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Ji Ho is half fish, so the cold should not harm him much - but it bites his feed as he enters the water ö.ö
It can’t be helped. The others are better - and safer - without him and for once he should think of them and not only of himself.
Congratz Ji Ho...
Maybe he should have eaten a bit more to put on some fat reserves...
Giga comes over and wants to welcome back Vlad too.
Since Jack didn’t tidy up because of all the fuss around, one of his drawings of Kiyoshi and catboy Jeb is still lying on his desk...
And of course Giga spotted it...
Giga: “Really Jack? What’s wrong with you?”
And then he looked at Vlad.
Giga: “Vlad? What’s wrong with you?”
Giga: “You look horrible! Omg Vlad - you’re not going to die again, right?”
(Giga really had that skythe bubble over his head! ö.ö And lets hope Giga doesn’t look at the wall behind him Ö.ö)
Vlad: “I don’t know... I don’t feel good... It’s so cold...”
Jack just heard the words ‘Vlad’ and ‘die’ in one sentence and zoned out.
And how Vlad ‘looks’ at his hand even though he can’t see :,(
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Barfolomew is worried. He wanted to go to the doctor with Vlad anyway as soon as possible, because of his blindness. But Vlad doesn’t want to cause trouble... (and he hates it to go to doctors! ö.ö’)
Giga went over to look after Ji Ho but he is gone...
They decided that Giga accompanies Vlad and Barfolomew to the doctor and Jack shifts back to wolf (= improved senses) and searches for Ji Ho with help from Jeb and Kiyoshi (omg Kiyoshi will see him in wolf again! -.- ).
Jack told Jeb and Kiyoshi he’ll meet them at Jeb’s because Jack tracked Ji Ho in destination Plumbite Pier anyway.
When they found Ji Ho’s clothes, it was clear he went to the ocean...
“JI HO!!! COME BACK!”
They called him for a while and searched the beach, but eventually they went back to the Burrow nearby, where Jeb lives with his family.
They are going to watch the beach in short shifts so the others can warm up and sleep a bit.
Jack and his trust issues... *sigh*
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Meanwhile Barfolomew, Giga and Vlad reached the hospital district in Willow Creek at early dawn.
Giga: “Why don’t we go to the main entrance?”
Barfolomew: “Creatures like us don’t get treated in ‘normal’ hospitals. The clinic for Supes is just around the corner.”
Giga: “Soups?”
Barfolomew: “S-U-P-E-S! Short for -> Supernaturals! Oh gods! You are even one and didn’t know this? Soups!... tch”
Gang Member: “Hey sweetie! Come to my trailer!”
Vlad: “Whom are they talking to?”
Barfolomew: “Me - it’s my ex. Just move on! ... Maybe later! Need to see the doctor first!”
(There’s a lot of things we don’t know about Barfolomew ö.ö)
Giga: “Are you sure we are right here?”
Vlad: “Why? Where are we? What’s that smell?”
Barfolomew: “Just move on already!”
...
Barfolomew: “Here we are!”
Giga: “...”
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Vlad collapsed as soon as they entered ‘the Hospital’.
‘The Doctor’ put him on the ‘couch’ and examined him.
Doctor: “It’s good that you brought him here as soon as his bonded died - so we can save him at least.”
Barfolomew: “His ... bonded... ? ... Ji Ho? He died???”
(Tried to explain about their ‘the bond’ -> here
Doctor: “Oh he didn’t? Is he severely hurt then?”
Giga: “We don’t know...”
Doctor: “I gave him an injection, he should wake up soon.”
Doctor: “There he is. How do you feel? Oh! I see your eyes have been blinded by hellfire! Amazing! Even a doctor like me does not see that often! When your bonded is back, it should heal in no time and you can see again, maybe even better
Doctor: “I’m sure he comes back to you. You went to hell and back for him, right? hahaha.”
Giga whispers to Barfolmew: “What kind of place is this? How does he know about this all?”
Doctor to Giga: “I’m a doctor for Supes! - I’d be quite useless if I didn’t know that much! ^^”
So...Vlad does feel so sick because Ji Ho is in pain from the cold water and too far away from him/leaving him? Because of their bond?
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The last watch before dawn is upon Jeb. He went to jogg along the shore to look out for Ji Ho.
And there he is! He must have crawled out of the water just a few minutes ago! (That was at the same time when Vlad collapsed at the 'hospital' ö.ö)
Jeb: “Come on. Get up. Omg what are you doing?”
Ji Ho: “It was so strange. I tried so hard to leave the bay - for hours. But I couldn’t. There was this strong flow and I drifted back...”
Jeb: “Not that! Why did you run away?”
Ji Ho: “I’m not worthy to stay among you. I caused you so much pain and troubles. It’s the best for all when I leave. Vlad and the others must hate me - and they are right.”
Ji Ho: “I know I shouldn’t, but I miss Luci so much. This pain covers even the cold. Another reason I can’t face Vlad, he looks like Luci - it would kill me. Oh gods and when he finds out that I dressed him and bathed him! Luci even kissed me before he left! He will kill me anyway...”
Jeb: “Are you done now? Come on, get dressed. Have you never thought of coming back to my place?”
Ji Ho: “Uhm - no?”
Jeb: “And have you not thought of all the things you did good? That you risked your own life to get Vlad’s soul back?”
Ji Ho: “Uhm - no...”
Jeb: “ And that we maybe like you a lot and get hurt when you leave us like this?”
Ji Ho: “Oh ... see? I’m useless!”
sigh
Jeb: “I know you have been alone all your life long. But believe me, it’s better to go through troubles together, hm?”
(Jeb is one of those who always offer wise words to others but for themselves they can’t see beyond the plank before their eyes ^^’ (like me lol))
Jeb: “Let’s wake Kiyoshi and Jack and have breakfast. School starts soon...”
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They were all in a better mood after they got the message that Jeb found Ji Ho!
And Vlad suddenly felt a lot better too
Doctor: “So, how do you deal with the bloodlust?”
Vlad: “Uh - I don’t?”
Doctor: “Makes things a bit spicy, huh?”
Giga: “There is nothing spicy between them
Vlad (through his teeth): “Shut up! - (and to the doctor) I went to hell after I bit him and just came back...”
Doctor: “... and there was no opportunity to tighten the bond. I see...”
Vlad: “... to ...tighten... the bond?”
Giga: “He means if you 'got closer' with him! Gods...”
Vlad: “Of course not!”
Vlad: “So - is there something I can do about it? It’s really hard to endure when he’s around me.”
Doctor: “So you can 'get closer' with your partner? Understandable. Of course, there’s a lot you can do. First... “
Vlad: “No! The bloodlust! I was speaking of the bloodlust!”
Doctor: “The bloodlust... right, right.
So this will get better if you and your partner drink of this mixture ... *scribbles receipt* ... every morning....
...Then you can start to - slowly - approch each other. I would say after around a week? Make sure you have someone with you to keep you under control during the time the bloodlust still overwhelms you. Curing bloodlust takes time and you'll have to work steady on it. No downtimes - every day practice! Then you'll slowly get used to it and it doesn’t take control over you anymore. And as soon as the bond is tightened, it will vanish completely. Erased from earth!”
Giga: “Oh - I can’t wait to see that! Thank you Doctor!”
Barfolomew: “Don’t worry, Vlad. You outlived mermaids blood - you’ll outlive this too!” *chuckles*
Friendly reminder that we do not forget:
1. about the curse. But Ji Ho won’t fall in love with Vlad anyway because he only loved Luci. Strange that the Doctor didn’t mention this. He seemed to know about everything else...
2. the fun fact that Vlad and Ji Ho never really talked to each other, except the first day they met when Vlad scolded Ji Ho for being late.
(as far as I remember. When Ji Ho wasn’t himself under Genji’s spell doesn’t really count because Ji Ho doesn’t remember. Ji Ho talking to Luci also doesn’t count.)
Barfolomew: “Let’s go, we’re already late for school!”
Giga: “Vlad has to go to school? But he’s blind!”
Barfolomew: “So what? He even went to school when he was dead!”
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Back at school.
Ji Ho: “Oh gods - there he is! Let’s leave please. But why does he look so pale? What’s wrong with him?”
Jeb: “Come on over to the music room. We need to talk anyway.”
Jeb: “Ji Ho, we need to help Vlad. But before I tell you more - two things:
Nothing that happened is your fault. You got bitten and claimed by Genji, because Giga brought you to the Space Bar and neither him nor Vlad protected you, even though they knew what could possibly happen. So everything that happened after - nothing was your fault."
"Second is - something you are not aware about yourself, but you should...
huh.. this is hard and please don’t get me wrong...
You remember how broken I was when we met? With that bag on my head? I hated myself and was so ashamed of what I did - maybe I’ll tell you one day... what I want to say is, that you are like a ray of sunshine. It feels good to be near you. Without knowing, you do a lot for the people around you by just being there fore them. Like the sun...
arks that’s awkward!
But I needed you to know this before I come to the diffycult stuff...”
Jeb: “Huh ok, with keeping that in mind - we all know how hard this will be for you after loosing Luci but - because of your bond, Vlad got very sick when you were in the cold ocean and tried to leave. Therefore he looks so pale. You are connected through the bond...”
Ji Ho: “What? Oh - but I wanted...”
Jeb: “Hear me out, please.”
Jeb: “And there is also the bloodlust. And his blindness. With both it’s up to you to help him. None of us can do that. (And then he tells Ji Ho what the Doctor said this morning about Vlad’s eyes and the bloodlust).
Ji Ho: “Oh no... that means I’ll have to see him every day? But just from afar?
It can’t be helped. Of course I do it. I can’t refuse after all he went through. *sigh from the dephts of his soul* oh gods...”
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Jack: “Vlad, I need to go to the restroom.”
Vlad: “Ok, I’ll wait here.”
Jack: “But you can’t see and what about your bloodlust? I shouldn’t leave you unattended. You sure you won’t come with me?”
Vlad: “You sure you don’t want to die? I’m still not over finding myself with Kiyoshi under the shower and you want me to go to the toilet with you? I wait here!”
Vlad was listening the piano player in the music room... ö.ö’
Until he recognized the piece of music.
It was the same piece he used to play for Leander...
He went to the music room to find out who is playing...
Leander: “Is it him? Your new bonded? You saw *chuckles* how close I am with Wesley now. So of course I sensed that his bond with you faded...”
Vlad: “Don’t you dare lay your filthy hands on Ji Ho!”
Leander: “Oh i fear I already did. You know that it was me who dragged him under water when he reached for you.
This was a warning, Vlad. Don’t you forget about the curse.”
Vlad: “An expensive warning that was. While you were distracted drowning Ji Ho, I could escape.”
Leander: “So you escaped out of my hell. -
Ignore the curse and we will see what will be the real hell for you.
Being warm and cozy with me and your once beloved Wesley -
or watch your new bonded die - right before your eyes - again!”
Leander: “We will meet again. The bond between you and Wesley is still there. I could sense when you were dying then - so I took you with me to my realm.
I saved your soul from entering the great nothing.
You have this new life thanks to me, don’t forget that. You’re in my debt.
When the curse hits you and you die again, I will come for you. And maybe for this sweetheart here too
Jack: “Vlad! Whom are you talking to? And what’s with the ashes raining from the ceiling? Is the effects machine broken?”
And this was the first of Vlad's Visions...
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