Crimson Nights. (Literate. Trying to make a come back! =D)

New pollie. ^-^

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[The Wild Suka]

Hitomi walked into the building slowly, looking around the dark halls cautiously. She pulled one of her silver daggers from behind her and held it loosely by her side. It was more of a defensive thing then any thing else.

She walked down the hall way slowly, her eyes darting around so as she wouldn't hopefully be caught off guard. "Lucis?" She called softly, hoping that if she didn't startle him then he wouldn't attack her.

[Will Of The Road]

The scent of blood streaked the night.

Tawny orbs peered out of the shadows, looking for the source of the stench. It wasn't readily within his line of sight.

He glanced at the blonde woman he had been tailing. She was finally stumbling up the steps of an apartment building, casting one last fearful glance behind her before slamming the door and shutting out the night.

She was safely inside. She wouldn't be prey, or bait, any more tonight. And if his nose wasn't lying (which it never did), Will had a new quarry on his hands.

Still flitting from shadow to shadow, Will tracked down the scent of blood. It only took a few minutes for him to identify certain tell-tale signs from the scent to determine what kind of person the victim was...or had been. A human female, none too old, either. His lips curled in a curdling scowl.

The trail lead him to a wide, brightly-lit area: a park. He hesitated. There was absolutely no way to stay concealed if he followed the trail from here.

But focusing, Will spotted the crime scene about sixty feet away: a large puddle of blood lay on a park path, directly under the light. It was still wet and still terribly fresh. There was no body.

He had only been hours, maybe minutes, too late. He felt his guts twist in regret, but supressed the sudden rush of self-loathing. This was not the time for 'what-ifs'. Now was the time for retribution.

Because he could clearly identify three more scents drifting away from the area. Two were vampiric, and the third he recognized--Hitomi Kieru, a human. And, he realized with a jolt, he recognized the victim's scent as well--Aki Tamashii. He had only been near her for a few moments, but picking up Hitomi's signature scent had been the conclusive evidence.

So. Someone slay the benevolent Aki, and her friend Hitomi carried away the body. I don't know why I'm surprised. Moves as bold as the ones Aki has made are bound to make enemies. That...and it's always the peacemakers who die first. Such was the sad truth of the world.

But not just anyone had wounded--or killed, he was unable to determine which--Aki. It had been a vampire.

Time for the hunt.

Of the two vampiric scents leading away from the scene, the Homunculus picked one at random. He followed Lucis's fresh scent as if it were a blazing neon beacon. Will flitted through the night as silently as shadow, keeping to the corners and dark passages of the city so flawlessly that even a vampire wouldn't find him more material than a nightmare.

The trail lead him first to a bar. He skulked in the alleyway across from the bar's entrance for a moment, watching the place with a scrutinizing sneer. The scents of dozens of vampires drifted around the place. Well. After he was finished with this little affair, he would definitely be coming back here. This wouldn't be a vampire hot spot any more after he was done with it.

Will picked up Lucis's scent again, trailing it away from the bar and into a more quiet, decrepit part of town. His search ended at an abandoned building. Boards cross-hatched half the windows, while some windows were glassless and empty, gaping open like fresh woudns.

How fitting.

He heard footsteps behind him. A quick sniff of the air determined that it was Hitomi, with someone he couldn't identify tailing her. Will slipped inside the building before he could be seen, following the vampire's scent once more.

There. Just around the corner. Lucis, his quarry, was not ten feet away. Neither of them was in each other's line of sight just yet.

From his black trenchcoat Will drew a heavy pistol with a silencer attached to the barrel. He cocked it, savoring the sound of the silver bullet sliding into the chamber and the tense silence before all hell broke loose.

[Faragos]

((Gotta run, but there's a good chance I'll be back in 5 - 10 minutes.))

[The Wild Suka]

((I'm heading to bed. Getting a headache. >.< ))

[Will Of The Road]

Dark_Queen_Suka

((I'm heading to bed. Getting a headache. >.< ))

((Daww. Just as I was starting to have fun. wink You feel better, Suka-sama! Don't worry, I'll leave a few pieces of Lucis for ya. twisted wink ))

[sigh34322341]

Lucis stood in the building, staring out across the city from under his hood. His glowing red eyes watched the people move about it haphazardly as he just shook his head. "Sheep, I will not miss this place." He said as he just stood, staring, unknowing that others were in the building.

[fox of the red sea]

over by the habor up in the sky a dragon was landing on the docks

[ShadowsCursed]

Stacia walked down the street, blood dripping from her sword. Her eyes light and a smirk on her face.

Come get me, loves. I'm ready.

She knew she would be hunted now, she welcomed the threats.

[ShadowsCursed]

Sh4desoul

Shade looked at the woman, he just wanted to strip her of her life, filled with anger from having Giselle being taken away from him after he had just found her "Get away from her or I'll..." He looked at Giselle, her vital signs were getting weaker by the moment, he didn't know what to do but he knew he didn't want her to die... The chants grew stronger in his mind and he raised his hands, trying to cover his ears, screaming as he did.

The woman turned and walked towards the woodline again, disappearing from sight.

Giselle could hear what was going on, but was unable to communicate. She could feel her own breath growing shorter.

The chants were no longer whispers, but an uproar of voices telling him to start before she was lost.

[Shadowkite]

Alone in the park, Aura found it a perfect time to practice some "tricks". Before her floating and circling in the air were little pebbles. The woman made the pebbled bounce around in the air and smiled. She remembered when she could barely make a small stone move, my have things changed.

[Will Of The Road]

Kabiroku

Lucis stood in the building, staring out across the city from under his hood. His glowing red eyes watched the people move about it haphazardly as he just shook his head. "Sheep, I will not miss this place." He said as he just stood, staring, unknowing that others were in the building.

Will moved around the corner; despite his booted feet, he made no more noise than a ghost. The pistol remained in his hand though his arms hung at his sides. A hint of the silvery barrel peeked out of the sleeve of his black trenchcoat. For a moment, Will merely stood there in silence, eyes burning into the vampire's back with all the fiery intensity of molten gold.

"Aki Tamashii." The name of the departed sliced through the dusty silence of the room like a condemnation, like the blade of a Guillotine falling upon the condemned. "You killed her, didn't you."

Will raised the gun, aiming dead center for the vampire's head. His face was carved in marble--pitiless.

"Turn and face your death, bloodsucker."

[sigh34322341]

Lucis turned slowly to face the assailant, smiling from under his massive hood. "Alas, I did not kill her, I merely let her die. As was proper... An eye for an eye." He smiled, staring out.

[ShadowsCursed]

Stacia stood on the sidewalk watching the cars pass. Eyes fixed on her blood covered arm, not hers, of course.

[Will Of The Road]

Kabiroku

Lucis turned slowly to face the assailant, smiling from under his massive hood. "Alas, I did not kill her, I merely let her die. As was proper... An eye for an eye." He smiled, staring out.

The Slayer's merciless expression did not waver. "It makes no difference," he replied, his voice as cold as his face. "You will still die, monster. However, I offer you this respite: Tell me who did kill Aki Tamashii and your death will be quick."