Asphere and Solja Meet Elaina

It’s dark outside, the streets of London are empty and a serene atmosphere lies above the city. That is until running foot steps are emerging. A delicate young woman with long blue hair runs through the dark alleyways with pure terror in her eyes.

A gang of filthy muggers are following her, their knifes shining in the moonlight. “C’mon, don’t run away sweetheart! We just want to have a lil fun!”

She runs faster, her lungs are burning and she was panting loudly. She couldn’t think straight anymore her only goal was to get away as fast as possible.

Suddenly she stopped. Right before her eyes was the ship canal of the Thames, only a low railing was keeping her from falling into the water 3 meters below.

“Oh no… nonononono!” she panted scared.

/Yeah, well… That’s inconvenient./ a voice inside her head said bluntly. /Told you, you should have let me run!/

The woman tensed in fear when she heard deep laughter behind her. “End of the line, sweetheart…”

Ms Elaina Hyde: *Elaina had been walking down the street, coming from the bad part of town. She had to get a new dagger, her favorite one disappeared. Whoever stole it was going to have the new one in their chest. But anyways! She heard a voice and frowned, following it and watching from around a corner. It didn't look like this was just a friendly game of tag... But she didn't do anything. Yet.*

SoljaGold:  "Pl-please let me go..." Asphere asked with a thin voice while backing of. She came closer to the railing. /Now that's just ridiculous! Do you really think that they will listen to THAT?/ Solja huffed. One of the muggers grabbed her arm. "Now stand still!" He pulled at Aspheres hair and she let out a scream. "Ahh! No! Please!" Solja growled inside her head.

Ms Elaina Hyde:  *''oh, hair pulling. That's no good at all.'' Elaina thought, wincing. She stepped out, her new dagger hidden in her pocket and her hood on. An eerie giggle echoed down the street* hello mister... Do you wanna play a game? It's called tag... And I'm it. SoljaGold:  "What?" They turned their heads annoyed at the distraction but didn't let go of their prey. Aspheres eyes where flickering slightly between violet and white, her fingers twitching. Desperately she looked at the stranger. "What are ye doin' here girl? Ye better get away and shut yer lil mouth about this right here!"

Ms Elaina Hyde:  *she growled, her green eyes glinting, and she glared* I said, I'm it. *she pulled out her knife* that means run.

SoljaGold:  "Ha, she wants to play!" one of them laughed. "Let's go!" another one shouted and a few of them ran at her while the boss still got Asphere in his tight grip. "And ye better not move, sweetheart!" he said. "Or else this hurts more than it has to!" He lands a hit on Aspheres head knocking her uncounsious.

Ms Elaina Hyde:  *Elaina winced when all the guys came at her, now a little less confident* shoulda brought my cane... *she slashed at one man's arm*

SoljaGold:  They keep slashing their knifes at her terribly fast. Those muggers are definitley experienced at handling them. The boss of them chuckled satisfied when he saw that Asphere wasn't moving anymore. He was about so let her fall down at the ground to join his gang when a hand grabbed his wrist. He turned around just to stare in two white glowing eyes. "...BAD... IDEA... A**HOLE"

Ms Elaina Hyde:  *Elaina backed up, cursing repeatedly under her breath. She needed her sword!* hey, hey. Why're you trying to kill a little girl? I just wanted to play!

SoljaGold:  A minion chuckled. "We want to play too! But we play at our OWN rules!" The other ones laughed too but stopped when they heard a scream behind them. Their leader fell down, his neck at an awkward position. A woman with wild golden hair moved towards them smiling softly. "I think that little girl is right." she said. "The ones that need to run are YOU!" Ms Elaina Hyde:  *Elaina seemed to not care that the other girl just disappeared* Yeah. *She smiled gratefully at the girl*

SoljaGold:  Before they could even react Solja quickly reached out for the nearby mugger and ran two of her fingers through his eyesockets. When he started screaming she put her thumb inside his mouth, holding his head like a bowling ball. Her arm tensed and she crushed his face in her hand. He fell down with blood oozing out his head. Suddenly the other men seemed intimidated and backed of. "Guys, we better get away..." one of them wimpered. They started to run into different directions, one of them screaming: "Thats insane! That's a maniac!!" Solja smiled satisfied and shaked her bloody hand through the air in attempt to clean it. "Words don't help here, girl. You have to show them what you got." she said.

Ms Elaina Hyde:  ... Ew... *she stared, then nodded* right... I just didn't have my sword... I should've brought it, but I was buying a new knife... If I had my sword I would've been able to fight better. I'm Elaina Hyde. What's your name?

SoljaGold:  "Oh. Well, everybody has a favourite weapon I guess." Solja shrugged. "Call me Solja. You really have guts to intervene and confront those jerks. I guess I have to thank you."

Ms Elaina Hyde:  Oh. Well, I didn't do much... Just distracted them I guess..

SoljaGold:  "It was enough for me to... uh, step in. So you did help." Solja encourages her. She looked in the sky. "Damn, it's late. And our bagage got lost while running. That's just perfect!"

Ms Elaina Hyde:  Oh, you can come to where I live! Ever heard of the society of arcane scientists?

SoljaGold:  Solja blinked in surprise. "No, I didn't. Sounds interesting though."

Ms Elaina Hyde:  I'm sure the other lodgers won't mind someone staying a few nights while they get their stuff together... Where are you from?

SoljaGold:  "We-...I'm from Germany, I came by ship just today and wanted to move here. The atmosphere of London always got me and I'm an artist, so..." Solja fell silent for a moment. /Asphere?/ No answer. /Asphere?!/ Still nothing. /Damn, she's out like a light.../ She cursed unter her breath. "Well, anyway... I wanted to look for a job when I got here and live in an inn for some time, but without any money... it would be nice to have a place to sleep." Solja smiled, this time genuinely friendly.

Ms Elaina Hyde:  Oh, we'd be happy to have you, I'm sure. I'm not the leader or anything...

SoljaGold:  "Oh, ok." she said. "Then you lead me there and I ask them. Who is in charge of this place?"

Ms Elaina Hyde:  Um... I'm not exactly sure. But come on. *starts walking*

SoljaGold:  Solja followed her.

Ms Elaina Hyde:  *they get to the building and she opens the door* here it is...

SoljaGold:  Ms Elaina Hyde • 18 days ago "Alright." Solja said and looked around for a moment. "Is anybody here? It's to quiet. Well, it IS night after all..."

Ms Elaina Hyde:  *Elaina laughed* yeah... They're all asleep.

SoljaGold:  "Sooo, what shall we do now? Just wake them up?" she asked.

Ms Elaina Hyde:  I'm sure we can just put you in a room and explain tomorrow.

SoljaGold:  Solja yawns. "Alright then. Lead the way."

Ms Elaina Hyde:  *She goes to a room and opens the door, smiling*

SoljaGold:  Solja looked in and saw a small cozy room. She walked up to the bed and sat down. "Comfy! Thanks girl, I...think I'll... just..." A second later she fell back and started snoring loudly.

Ms Elaina Hyde:  Elaina... *smiles and goes into her own room*

Obtained From
Introduction of Asphere and Solja(finally!)