Nyss Boredom rang freely across the slender visage of Nysscire.. Rarely did she emerge from the vast Realm of the Umbra.. But, she found nothing of entertainment to do in there.. She would usually talk with Syn, but for the longest of time Syn had been busy with Kayos.. Somewhat of jealousy flickered within her that Syn had someone to talk to more than herself.. She yearned for it, but in another way, despised of it ever coming true.. The past had so engraved in her that it haunted each step she took forbiding her of what she wanted and what she needed.. Strands of ebony coloured hair played against the sides of her face as she let loose the image of a 'normal' tongue fall against the lips to moisten them slightly.. Her feet took silent steps, still watching the flowers that were about her.. Espically of the roses, they always caught her eye.. Beautiful, yet have a painful disguise.. Perhaps reminding of herself.. Her mind wandered on things that were not of matter, yet they kept her slightly occupied.. But, for how long?

Nick Corwin is sitting on a bench near the roseses. He's leaning forward with his elbows resting on his knees. It wasnt' long ago that being in such a postion would cause his hair to fall down around him and hide his features. He's not one to wear his emotions on his sleave. In fact it's rumored he doesn't have any, but for anger. He's watching a spider crawl across the grass beneath him. What a simple life a spider has, not coplicaitons from polotics or birthrights.

Nyss She was not like the ones that roamed around.. It was obvious that she was that of Synderix.. They had the same darkened features.. Black hair, pale flesh, and other such obvious things..Though there was a main thing that Syn had and she did not, the mark of AmKelosh..It was highly doubtful she would ever fall into Syn's position.. She wasn't that loyal to anything besides Synderix.. And, doubtful she could ever be.. A slender brow arched skywards as the orbs landed upon the male near the roses, but she simply tried her best to ignore him, though a halt was taken near them.. A single limb stretched outwards bringing fingers along the bottom part of the rose.. She advoided the thorns the best she could as she leant forward to place the nose close to her nostrils and take in the sweet smelling scent..

Nick Corwin is a shadow dancer. Anything or anyone intune with the shadows would be able to feel the power, or potential of power that Nick has. He himself is not aware of it really. He doesn't stop to think of such things as power. He just wants to do his job and maybe hang out with friends. His head snaps up and toward Nys. If she made any sound it wouldn't matter. He'd feel the shifting of the shadows. He's getting a little used to movement around him and is slower to respond to the prescance of another than he used to be. Iatha says he's going soft, and he's inclined to believe her. His keen eyes quickly size up Nys, she is not an Amazon, and not anyone he's ever seen before.

Nyss ignored him for the time being until she let her feelings sink in.. He wasn't like the rest around here.. He was almost like her own being.. A race she doesn't even know the name of.. Odd that she didn't even know what she was, but it was not allowed until one could earn to know the knowledge.. She knew only parshal of what she is capable of, and that was intended.. She finally let curiousity take the best of her, and Syn did warn her not to let it do so.. Her orbs shifted from the rose she held within the palm of her hand towards Nick, whom she caught sizing her up.. She took this as an oppurtunity to do the same to him and held back the grin that wished to grew.. She would let him speak before she did.. Unless he takes too long for a question was in her mind for him..

Nick Corwin has no desire to speak at this time. His expression while sizing her up was about the same he'd have given a book he was reading. The book is reading back though and he has to admit that bothers him. At least she didn't smile. He hates it when women look at him with that certain smile. . like he's some prize they want to win. I always wants to rip that smile off their face when they do that. He finds himself looking back at the spider without thinking of it. On second though he might should have held the gaze longer as some show of will or something. . . but staring contests are beyond his grasp. He sees no point. He lifts a hand and runs it through his black, silky hair, then drops his hand again.

Nyss was more interested in her rose though at the time than Nick.. Only curiousity took the best with her with him, but the rose held her fascination.. The tongue lost its fake image as the snake emerged from between the two crimson lips, it pulled itself further and further until it began to lay gently ontop of the rose for a moment before she caught hold of what was going on.. She would not let her secret get out this easily as the image was casted over the snake and the 'tongue' retracted into the mouth quickly..

Nick Corwin watches the spider still, his eyes on the ground. There is not the same peace as there was before. Instinctively he's already made several different plans of attack or evasion. The shadows seem willing to swollow him up and spit him back out wherever and whenever he wishes. He wishes the the woman would either speak or leave. Her way of standing there all silent is getting to him. If she moves and speaks more he can better judge her motive, and he's normaly pretty good at that. If she leaves, it won't matter. He tries his best to look and act like some human warrior. He looks and smells like one. Just the feel of the shadows around him might give him away as a shadow dancer.

Nyss' digits unraveled from the rose, but not without getting caught by the thorns... Instead of red blood coming out, a black substance for merely a moment flowed down her before sinking into her skin.. Her form slowly pulled back, her movements reminding oneself almost of a snake.. " Shadowssssss " She said, almost at the level of a whisper, but easily touching upon Nick's ears.. Like Syn and her Beast.. Nysscire had her Snake..

Nick Corwin finds that the way Nys whispered that almsot gave him the chills. He's got amazing control over himself though so he shows no outer signs of this. He almost feels like a kid caught with his hand in a cookie jar. The shadows are normaly his ace up his sleave, it's nothing something he runs around broadcasting. But then he himself keeps mostly to the shadows in a figurtive way as well. He doesn't like people knowing much about him at all. It makes it very hard for anyone to get close to him and keeps him pretty cold. He keeps his eyes down, let her speak again. He needs more information, she needs to say and do more.

Nyss could sense the slight tension, or at least that is what appeared to her, that Nick experienced.. She decided to take it to another step, perhaps he'd talk after seeing this.. With that thought she allowed the shadows to take her in, the shadows of the umbra realm that is.. Like snakes they struck upon her, consuming her until her physique was no more but a mere memory.. That wouldn't last long, the shadows sunk upon the ground beneath and slithered in a group infront of Nick, there they once more rose allowing her physique to come into exsistence..

Nick Corwin sits up striaght seeing Nys' use of the shadows. Was she trying to intimidate him? No, maybe not. Sometimes he has to remind himself that not everyone is out to get him. Prehaps she was trying to break the ice? He doesn't know, but the shadow would treat him as one that belong there. He doesn't know because he doesn't know who or what his father is and none of his siblings or mother have any type of shadow abilities. He thinks they were just learned, he doesn't realize the shadow powers grow inside him with time. "You one of Syn's or Dack. . . er I mean Dentril?" He seems a little sad at the mention of Dacklyn. He liked the guy, shame to see him go.

Nyss A loll of the cranium was given as her form sunk down into a croutching position.. It wasn't a sign of a threat, like a snake would do before striking, merely getting comfortable knowing questions would arise.. " I follow no male.. Only Synderix.. " Her orbs, kissed by darkness, flickered against his form once again as she speaks.. " Almost followed Dacklyn as Synderix wassss... " she cut herself knowing she spoke too much as it was.. about things she shouldn't.. " You are of Kayossss, I persume.."

Nick Corwin "Well of him isn't the right phrase. . makes me sound like his kid or something. I do work for him however." He smiles. Her frist statement about following no male reminded him of something the female followers of Dacklyn would say. Dacklyn was the High Power of the drow, who are all lead by women that repress men. He does not have any idea what she was about to say about Dacklyn and Synderix. "I am . . .Nick Corwin." He almost hestitated becuase his name seem to be growing in fame, and he doesn't like that. He doesn't want it to be known at all.

Nyss " It appearssss he hasss many children, I am surprised you are not one.. The man must be very busy at night.. " A slight femine chuckle emitted from her own joke, she was trying to relieve the stiff air that laid between them.. It was already vanishing by itself, but she wanted it to do so quicker.. This was the first male, in a long time, she did not want to lunge out and kill.... yet... " Nysscire Reymax... Pleasure to meet you... " Pleasure to meet you? That came out of her mouth? That was odd.. Very very odd.. She must investigate why she said that.. but at a later time..

Nick Corwin is not the type to tell or get jokes very quickly. He's so used to being very serious. "Well acutally he's undead, he can't reproduce. . and you were joking weren't you?" He lets out a small nervous laugh and looks down and away. A very slight shade of pink creeps across his face, which might make his apple jade green eyes stand out a bit more even in the partial darkness of the garden at night.

Nyss " Our kind can not reproduce but Syn ma.. " She caught herself once more about to reveal another thing that wasn't to be revealed.. Perhaps that's why Syn only let her in on minor things that she doesn't care if creatures find out about, but rather not.. She only does so because she has no one else to talk to and nothing to talk to anyone else about so she finds things to speak about.. " Yess.. I suppose... " The extended 's' were slowly fading away, she was drawing back the snake within her.. " What are you? "

Nick Corwin knows a great deal of Kayos' secrets, but keeps his own from even Kayos. Nick is so tight lipped his friends joke that he doesn't like to tell the waiter what he'd like to eat when thier orders are taken. "I . . " He tries to think of good story or sidetracking manevure. Speaking isn't his best skill. "I don't know." He gives a little shrug. "No one knows what race my mother is, and she won't tell me who my father is." He's not sure why he just told her all that, she seems to be giving though, he could be polite and give a little as well.

Nyss " I don't know either.. " She didn't know why she spoke too much to this one as her orbs soon drifted to below her.. A single limb slipped between her legs dragging a finger along the shadows that lurked beneath her, toying with them in a way and wondering why she was still here.. talking to him.. a male.. named Nick Corwin...Her bottom lip was soon taken prisoner then released as she thought of something to say but it quickly faded..

Nick Corwin is not great when it comes to conversation. He's more known for his assassin skills. Though he's decided he doesn't like killing anymore and doesn't want to. Silance is starting to seem a little stranger to him than it used to though. If someone is near, they should speak. That seems natural. "So, what business brings you to AmKelosh?"

Nyss " I follow where Synderix goes.. She comes here, so do I.. I don't usually leave the Umbra but I was bored and she's busy with Kayos.. like always.. " Her orbs slowly find themselves back up to him once again, in a way searching his soul for answers about his past it appeared.. She used to do that but it got her into trouble a lot.. The exterior she shows to most was not present.. It was begining to before until she noticed the shadows, and felt them about him.. That was a main reason she stopped.. " You live here? "

Nick Corwin does not want to hear about what Syn and Kayos are doing. It annoys the hell out of him to think of his mother and Kayos, but at least Kayos isn't with his mother. That's a good change. He nodes once at her question and was going to leave it at that, but suddenly it dawns on him that might be rude. "Yes, I live here. In the main palace." He doesn't live here by choice, but he'll leave that out. He tried to leave Kayos' employ but it didn't work. Nick just knows too much to leave.

Nyss " Is there anything to do around here.. ? " She thinks perhaps she should leave as her presence here was no longer welcomed it appeared.. The conversation was dying, even though it was never living..She for a moment pulled her cranium around to peer behind her before it turned back into the direction of Nick.. She could always find someone that wouldn't be noticed missing and slaughter them.. Preferally female.. She told Syn she would try to behave but it was so hard.. " Perhaps... I should leave... "

Nick Corwin "I don't know of anything to do here in AmKelosh. Just train and follow order." Yeah, his life is that boring. "Kayosia isn't too far away, there are clubs there open this late at night. I used to go watch bike races with my friends. You don't have to leave you don't want to. please don't let me run you off." He means what he says. He has no desire to make her feel uncomfortable and leave.

Nyss " What are.. clubs? Bike races? " He caught fully her attention as she has never heard of these things, but then she had to address his other state.. " I just felt like I was a nuiscience (sp?).. I usually am by myself.. " She was showing a side of her to Nick that only Syn saw.. Everyone else saw the cold hearted Nyss.. Now only two people saw her real side..Her weight shifted slightly pulling herself forward, tips of the digits pressed deeper into the shadows holding her in place as she watched Nick closer.. His features and the way he speaks.. Everything was intriguing to her..

Nick Corwin does not mean to show one side or another. He's just a very well guarded person. Having Amazons around him 24/7 has really started to loosen him up to the possiblity of speaking with others though. Before that he always prefered to be alone as well. Now he finds he's getting used to having company. Kayosia is a strange city where tech and magic blend seamlessly. Nick feels at home there. He sorta feels like a blend of tech and magic himself. His family are all sorcerers and his weapon of choice is a good hand gun. "It's kinda hard to annoy me, and when someone does it, they normaly don't live long enough to realize it." He's not beign arogant, in fact he thinks it's a weakness on his part. he should think before he kills. He doesn't always. It's a reflex.

Nyss A frown slightly sparkled her lips as her questions were unanswered.. " What are bike races and clubs? " So she merely repeated it, in hopes of them being answered.. A few strands of the long ebony hair fell closer to her face, slightly obscuring her view.. the other set of idigts merely adored the inside of her leg, towards the knee area.. She wanted something to do and to investigate these two things he talked about sounded interesting.. They didn't sound like anything she's ever experienced before.. Which was rarely anything..

Nick Corwin did not answer that question because of his lack of way with words. He sucks at conversation, so he's not sure how to describe these things to somone that has never seen them before. "A club is a type of blunt weapon." Wow, he told a joke. His voice was serious, but it was joke. He'd proud of himself. He smiles sheepishly. "I club is a building where people gather to listen and dance to really loud music. It normally has a lot of smoke and lights too. Bike races are something I'd have to show you."

Nyss A smirk emitted from her as she heard his joke.. Rarely did she get jokes but this one she did.. " Dance? Music? " Her features appeared confused as she tried to understand what he was saying.. " I am sorry.. All this is very new to me.. Barely have I traveled outself the Realm of the Umbra.. I'm barely getting used to this.. palace.. " She believed she used the right word as Syn has been trying to teach her about things around the palace for when she is needed, she own't look like an idiot...

Nick Corwin suddenly seems to understand. It's not that she's from a place without tech, just from another place. "Oh I see. You're just not used to the material plane at all? I can understand then that everything is so different. I'm sure it's really hard to get used to it all?" He gains a little bit more respect for her. Trying to get used to something or somewhere new takes a lot of guts. He himself could venture into the shaodw realm if he wanted, but he's not used to it. He prefers staying on the material plane becuase he knows it so well. The Asteral Plane is a little different because he's learned a techninque to shape it to resemble the material plane.

Nyss " I'm from the Realm of the Umbra.. In other words.. The Realm of Shadows.. It's very difficult espically with being not allowed to watch the other realms from within my own.. Syn does that but doesnt allow anyone else.. I do sometimes when she's not looking.. " She began to wonder what else she should tell him.. If she should continue talking.. Perhaps Syn is watching her, but then again, she knows when Syn is around.. " She doesn't want us to get hurt.. But, I want to explore.. I don't like being stuck there.. I like it out here.. Things are.... colourful.. and unique.. Very different.. "

Nick Corwin nods as if he understands. "Yes, it gets boring when they tell you to stay put." He can't hide the annoyance in his voice over being told to stay in the palace. Kayos is keeping such a tight watch on Nick these days. He would just like to be free and go where he wants and do what he wants. Though he also understands he knows too much and Kayos' enemies would come after him for that information. "Prehaps tomorrow I can get premission from Kayos and show you Kayosia?"

Nyss " Yeah, espically trapped in the Umbra.. " She was shocked to hear the next set of his words as, for the first time in a very long time, a smile crept upon her lips.. " Really? I would really appreciate it.. " She's never had anyone do anything like this before for her, espically almost a complete stranger.. Her spirits brightened and it was obvious as she pulled herself from the leaning forward position to as straight as she could get in the crouching posture..

Nick Corwin "I can't garentee that the palces I like to go and the things I like to do would please you. But I could show you anyway, just to see something new. That old car of mine needs to be driven." Makes a mental note not to listen to the music too loud, Nys most likely isn't used to it. But then he's not sure she's ever seen a car either. He has an old stingray. It's blue, that is his favorite color, despite that he normaly wears black.

Nyss " Anything new would be a great change that I look forward to. Espically having a guide through it unlike around here.. I've been thrown out and told what the major things are and the rest I had to overhear to learn what they are and what they do.." She held back the questions fearing they were getting annoying.. Though more questions arose and she wanted answers for them desperately.. " Why are you doing this for me? I'm sorry.. Just curious.. I've never had anyone be this nice to me before.. I probably never deserved it or something.. " She wasn't that old, even though her age differed that.. She wasn't even a year old in material world's standards..