Post by datcurl on Oct 16, 2011 10:11:11 GMT -5
One more day, Aurel, just one more day. Those were the words which he kept repeating on his head to basically keep himself from losing his mind, almost like some mantra. He had his back leaned against the bark of a shady tree, head looking up at the individual leaves and branches. It was about halfway to the chateau, and this route was so well known that there was a trail of flattened grass where people have walked through. Aurel himself had originally planned on going all the way there, but he was fatigued beyond words and it amazed him that he was even able to make it halfway. Moving a hand to get the bangs out of his eyes seemed to taxing of a task now, even.
But, he reminded himself yet again, it was just one more day of starvation. Then Aurel won't ever have to crave for blood again. He had gotten all the other materials he had needed in the beginning, while he still had a bunch of energy in him. They were all in his dorm room, but just being in a place with people had started to become unbearable and he would only be in the room when the night guards checked to see if everyone was in there by curfew before he would go outside. Classes were torture too, but somehow, through sheer willpower, he had managed. Normally this wouldn't be so, but he would never have to deal with this after the ritual, so he clung on. Before, he used to feel like his stomach was going to start digesting itself and his throat would feel so irritated. Now, though... Well, it was still there, to a certain extent, but Aurel just felt empty and that constant hunger was the only thing which reminded him he was alive.
The leaves and branches were starting to look all fuzzy and mixed with each other... Aurel blinked, but they still looked a bit fuzzy and unclear. He managed to curl himself up into a ball and shivered, arms barely wrapped around his legs. He rubbed his hands against each other and they felt so cold, like a corpse. Aurel just felt so tired and dizzy and- no, he should be thinking of more positive things, like how there was just approximately 14 more hours and then he can get the ritual over with and be free. Or so that's what that "forbidden" book from the library said, and Aurel made sure not to have misread anything by going over it about a hundred times.
He shivered again and closed his eyes. Aurel rarely ever felt cold, but he hadn't had a drink since that night he spent with Nils, and he wouldn't be surprised if he had only half the amount of blood normal people required in his own body. He hoped that nobody would see him, especially the Norwegian. Aurel probably looked like some drug addict who was having a withdrawal- glassy eyes, yellow-ish skin like those sickly people who barely dodged death every year, and random shivering and nausea which would attack him every once in a while.
Aurel took a deep breath and rested his head on his knees. He just wanted the time to pass by quickly, so he might as well try to get some rest, or even fall asleep. The week was almost over, just this one last damned day.
But, he reminded himself yet again, it was just one more day of starvation. Then Aurel won't ever have to crave for blood again. He had gotten all the other materials he had needed in the beginning, while he still had a bunch of energy in him. They were all in his dorm room, but just being in a place with people had started to become unbearable and he would only be in the room when the night guards checked to see if everyone was in there by curfew before he would go outside. Classes were torture too, but somehow, through sheer willpower, he had managed. Normally this wouldn't be so, but he would never have to deal with this after the ritual, so he clung on. Before, he used to feel like his stomach was going to start digesting itself and his throat would feel so irritated. Now, though... Well, it was still there, to a certain extent, but Aurel just felt empty and that constant hunger was the only thing which reminded him he was alive.
The leaves and branches were starting to look all fuzzy and mixed with each other... Aurel blinked, but they still looked a bit fuzzy and unclear. He managed to curl himself up into a ball and shivered, arms barely wrapped around his legs. He rubbed his hands against each other and they felt so cold, like a corpse. Aurel just felt so tired and dizzy and- no, he should be thinking of more positive things, like how there was just approximately 14 more hours and then he can get the ritual over with and be free. Or so that's what that "forbidden" book from the library said, and Aurel made sure not to have misread anything by going over it about a hundred times.
He shivered again and closed his eyes. Aurel rarely ever felt cold, but he hadn't had a drink since that night he spent with Nils, and he wouldn't be surprised if he had only half the amount of blood normal people required in his own body. He hoped that nobody would see him, especially the Norwegian. Aurel probably looked like some drug addict who was having a withdrawal- glassy eyes, yellow-ish skin like those sickly people who barely dodged death every year, and random shivering and nausea which would attack him every once in a while.
Aurel took a deep breath and rested his head on his knees. He just wanted the time to pass by quickly, so he might as well try to get some rest, or even fall asleep. The week was almost over, just this one last damned day.