Tag:Erich von Rerugen
swept up amid this changing world Part 15
Erich wakes to the feel of Degurechaff’s familiar-unfamiliar spiritual presence pressing down on him. He grunts and forces himself up on his elbow, squinting at her silhouette in the gloom of the tent, and mutters, “You’re projecting, Colonel.” “Sorry, sir,” she answers, voice clear-soft-judging as she shifts a step closer. She does, however, rein in …
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beneath the cherry trees Part 3
Erich wakes with a groan, body aching and mind sluggish. His mouth tastes like cotton and there’s a headache pounding across his temples in time with his heartbeat; he feels scraped raw and wrung out, like whatever he tangled with the night before won and then kept at it, and… frankly, from what little he …
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swept up amid this changing world Part 14
The men are in a better state than he expected, Erich finds as he leads Urahara and Alexis through the camp, checking in with NCOs as he goes. They are exhausted and tired and disillusioned but they’re also smiling at him as he and Urahara and Alexis pass, hopeful-happy-kind, like the fact that he has …
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beneath the cherry trees Part 2
The village is quiet, peaceful, like something out of an idyllic story. There’s a waterfall nearby, filling the air with the steady noise of rushing water, and an owl is calling from one of the trees, but otherwise there’s nothing stirring. Erich wanders down the stone paths with Alexis at his side, ears perked as …
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Bare Your Fangs to the Dusk Part 20
“Well, that meeting went better than expected,” Kisuke said as soon as the… servants? Probably servants… filed out of the room and closed the door behind them; while he appreciated the thought behind bringing in a larger bed and a large tub for them to wash up in, he wished it wasn’t so obvious that …
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Fox and Griffin Part 11
Erich leaned back away from the table and sipped at his tea as Tsukabishi cleared the table and Fox rummaged through a cabinet looking for… something or other. The man hadn’t said and Erich hadn’t felt like asking. (Not when he was still reeling from… from not hurting.) (He’d… he’d never thought it was fixable, …
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beneath the cherry trees Part 1
The moon rises late in the afternoon, pulling Erich away from his paperwork with a rush of silver-bright power. It settles in his bones and rushes through his blood, and between one breath and the next his body changes, flowing into quicksilver mist that swirls downward, condenses— He takes a breath. Tastes the familiar scents …
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swept up amid this changing world Part 13
Having someone — two someones — constantly at his side is… disorienting. Even his aide hadn’t been quite so glued to his side, the two of them knowing the other’s routine and content to work with — and around — the other to get their jobs done. (He… misses Beltz, for all that Degurechaff has …
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swept up amid this changing world Part 12
He wakes to agony, to too-loud noises and pulsing pain and the disorienting ripple of power-as-light across his closed eyes and— He exhales. Tries not to whine— (If he whines he makes noise and noise hurts so it will hurt and he just wants it all to stop—the noise and the pain and the light …
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swept up amid this changing world Part 11
((Warning for Erich having a pretty visceral panic attack in this one.)) “Sir, I’d like to formally register my complaint about this course of action,” Degurechaff grumbles as she steps into the tent carrying a fourth chair. She sets it down to the right of his chair and then stands behind it, her hands planted …
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swept up amid this changing world Part 10
Alexis is dealing again when Degurechaff rounds the corner and shoots him an amused look. She waves her lieutenants down before they can do more than start to rise and says, “I’m not here to break anything up, don’t mind me.” Erich sighs internally and rises to his feet, squeezing Alexis’ shoulder and shaking his …
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swept up amid this changing world Part 9
Erich tugs at the cuffs of his uniform as he ducks out of his tent and scans the camp. He promised Degurechaff that he would rest, but… there’s only so much lazing about and cuddling with Alexis he can do before he becomes restless, especially in their current situation. So… he won’t do anything official, …
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swept up amid this changing world Part 8
He drifts awake to the murmur of quiet-familiar-safe voices in his ear and a slender, calloused hand combing through his hair. Everything is warm-safe-content, from the hum of Alexis’ soulmark to the press of spiritual power all around them, and he turns his head slightly to bury his face a bit more in his pillow. …
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swept up amid this changing world Part 7
Erich seats himself at his desk, Alexis still practically glued to his side, and takes a moment to clear the paperwork away as best he can with only one hand. He’s not about to pry his other hand free, not when he’s still soaking up her presence, but it does make things… difficult. Alexis helps …
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swept up amid this changing world Part 6
They loot the camp, motions practiced and priorities already known. Intelligence, food and medical supplies, ammunition… nothing is left behind that they can use or adapt to use. Erich slings a pack full of stolen papers across his back, settles his rifle in place, and waits for his men to be done. He ignores all …
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