The Black Hound Tavern (Open)

[Trixie The Trickster]

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Trixie The Trickster

The Wraith exploded the stool out of the air before it could even touch it's decrepit helm, it's mace shuddering over in shrieking psychic energy. It emboldened it's form with sharpening shadows like the carapace of a giant beetle, its form layering as it took shape, wrenching it's soul into the raw true dimension that all physical beings cast from. It shuddered, and in what seemed a sizzling flash would be right in front of the dagger wielding lass, it's mace aimed to crush her in half if she didn't react in time!

All the while Lurker watched wearily, trying to gather his senses. His nose was badly broken, and his meaty right arm was looking pretty worse for wear as well. He came up from behind, aiming to drive his katana straight into the being...

-She leaped out of the way of the massive heavy mace, rolling on the floor for a few feet before getting to her feet. She growled, her tail flicking with anger. "You missed!" She teased it. Turning around she smacked her a** to taught the specter further, trying to buy him enough time to recover.-

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Clever girl, Lurker thought as the phantom took the bait with ease. It's fury was intense as it roared once more, it's maw glistening black ooze as it made to rend the woman in twain. It vanished from existence, but Lurker had it marked now. He had taken the beating on purpose...

To give it a false sense of power.

The Anti-Mage held his ground, and taking on a one stroke sword stance he sheathed his katana and held it to his side with his wielding hand still laced around it's grip, his stance shoulder width apart and suddenly far more professional in appearance. The rivets on his mechanical arm flapped up, steam whistling from the hidden vents as something activated within his bicep. Suddenly, the air grew still around the Anti-Mage, and with a forced motion he spun to face the back wall and leaped with deft precision, his blade flashing out and back into it's sheath in the blink of an eye, his mecha arm shivering over from the power of the motion.

The helm of the phantom tumbled to the floor a moment after Lurker landed, it's robes of malformed shadow flapping to the ground like a deflated balloon immediately after. Another half moment later and Lurker shuttled forward, his blade crashing out with lightning speed upon the helm. His maneuver was completed instantaneously, and as he sheathed his katana for the final time, the helm split in twain, the dark essence of the once hidden phantom destroyed with a weak gasp from within it's foul confines....

Straightening, Lurker calmly breathed out, then in.

He fell to one knee, a look of pain crossing his battered visage.

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And in a blink of an eye, s**t hits the fan. Kalypso's eyes widen in horror as the man is flung about like a rag doll by some unseen force. All of her anger dissipates into fear. In all her years, the vampire can't recall having seen something such as this. She's heard about angry spirits and vile demons, but never had the courage to face any. Being an undead herself, the thought of someday finally passing over and possibly becoming something so awfully powerful is just terrifying. Kaly merely steps back from the counter, unsure of what to do. She can't help fight something she can't even see. When the wraith finally does come into existence, the vampire feels a shiver pass down her spine. She could become that one day. Mindless, hateful, horrifying, and godly strong. While she stands petrified, the other two patrons in the bar are fearless and ready themselves to attack the phantom.

It seems like just as soon as the fight had started, it ends. But they aren't entirely victorious. Kalypso's darkened eyes dart about the room, assessing the tavern she holds so dear. The bar is shattered, the floor maimed, several stools decimated. Her jaw hangs open in disbelief and panic. "Oh no no nonono this is not happening." The vampire brings her hands up to slap her cheeks, as if trying to wake herself from a horrible nightmare. She blinks her eyes and opens them to find her establishment still in disrepair. If she could, the immortal would probably be in tears. But instead, her eyes focus in on the culprit of this all.

"You ******** b*****d!" Kaly screams as she goes from shock to anger in a heartbeat. She lunges over the destroyed counter, her motions a blur with how swiftly she moves. In an instant, she's right next to the katana-toting asshat. "Look at what you did! I ******** told you not to damage anything!" the vampire shrieks. She leans down to grab his collar and shake him silly. But then she sees how beaten and battered her looks. Kalypso stops and takes in a sharp surprised breath. "Holy s**t, are you okay?" Her eyes soften as concern washes over her face, kneeling down to his height. She places a deathly cold hand on the man's cheek and glances over his wounds. "Damn, you got the s**t beaten out of you."

❝i was looking for a вrєαȶң of ℓιғє..
a little ȶσυcң of ңєαѵєɳℓy ℓιɢңȶ ..❞

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with?┉⊱Tig, a strange man & an inu girl ☆
where?┉⊱the bar ☆
wearing?┉⊱The Endearing Vampire ☆

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Trixie The Trickster

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The big cat went from a tense growl to licking her paw like some sweet household feline.

She ourred even as Kalypso shouted, the cyborg had it coming. She shook her furry head before the sickening sound of her change back into 'human' form. "Well that was exciting," She mumbled to the room crossing her arms and looking around at the damage that had been caused. It seems the wolf was just the distraction the man had needed to defeat the large demon.

Tig had came to drink in peace, so much for that at this point. "Should we be expecting anymore quests?" The half blind woman now directed to the beaten and bloody man that Kaly had just been shaking violently. Tig had seen her fair share of demons and spirits, even fighting a few, but nothing like that. She found the signature of his weapon and design of helmet to be particularly interesting.

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Clever girl, Lurker thought as the phantom took the bait with ease. It's fury was intense as it roared once more, it's maw glistening black ooze as it made to rend the woman in twain. It vanished from existence, but Lurker had it marked now. He had taken the beating on purpose...

To give it a false sense of power.

The Anti-Mage held his ground, and taking on a one stroke sword stance he sheathed his katana and held it to his side with his wielding hand still laced around it's grip, his stance shoulder width apart and suddenly far more professional in appearance. The rivets on his mechanical arm flapped up, steam whistling from the hidden vents as something activated within his bicep. Suddenly, the air grew still around the Anti-Mage, and with a forced motion he spun to face the back wall and leaped with deft precision, his blade flashing out and back into it's sheath in the blink of an eye, his mecha arm shivering over from the power of the motion.

The helm of the phantom tumbled to the floor a moment after Lurker landed, it's robes of malformed shadow flapping to the ground like a deflated balloon immediately after. Another half moment later and Lurker shuttled forward, his blade crashing out with lightning speed upon the helm. His maneuver was completed instantaneously, and as he sheathed his katana for the final time, the helm split in twain, the dark essence of the once hidden phantom destroyed with a weak gasp from within it's foul confines....

Straightening, Lurker calmly breathed out, then in.

He fell to one knee, a look of pain crossing his battered visage.

-As the phantom was dispatched Trixie sheathed her daggers back against her hips. Her light frame walked to the Cyborg, kneeling down she placed a hand on his mechanical shoulder inspecting his arm. Her emerald hues looking him over as the female vampire approached. Trixie stood up, moving out of the way a few feet quickly as the female vampire clearly was about to rattle him to death. Trixie looked around at the destruction. She walked over to a fallen bar stool, picking it up with ease she set it down on it's legs and sat down on it. As she crossed one leg over the other she smirked.

"Well, that was fun. And I still didn't get my drink.." She sighed, lifting her right hand to place her face in her palm dramatically.-

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Lurker picked a tooth out from the back of his mouth, and when he was throttled he simply stared right at Kalypso with those dead indigo eyes of his, his face covered in blood and his body marred in pluming bruises. He pocketed the tooth and groaned, not liking how crappy he looked and liking even less the screaming going on. When she became soft handed his demeanor changed slightly, and he blinked calmly, collecting his thoughts from his downed position. He broke his nose back in place wordlessly, and picking himself up from his knee he wiped at his blood soaked brow, eyes falling once more to the owner.

"I'll be alright." He pulled out a cigarette and lit it slowly, puffing on it in a matter-of-fact manner before reaching into his back pocket for his wallet. He pulled a sterling card from it's confines and held it forward.

"I'm Lurker, Anti-Mage of Gaia Primus. This is my card. There will be a clean up crew in about 30 minutes. Been looking for this perp for a while..." He trailed off as his gaze fell to the halved helm upon the floor.

"Sorry for the confusion. Time was of the essence."

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-Trixie smirked, leaning back slightly on the bar stool she had placed close to the wall she pressed the back of her head against the hard surface of the wall. Letting out a long soft sigh.

"Well Mr. Ghost Buster.. Care to buy me a drink?" She smirked at him, her canine ears flicking atop her head as her tail swayed slightly.-

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The way the man tries to shrug off his extensive wounds has Kalypso's concerned frown dropping. She doesn't like tough guys, especially ones that wreck her bar. Still, the vampire looks him over, her eyes trying to decide if any of his wounds may be lethal. Hell, she doesn't even know if this guy is a mortal. All of this could be his daily masochistic routine. Kaly watches the man puff on his cigarette before he holds out something for her. She furrows her brow in confusion, but takes the card and his explanation. When the immortal meets Lurker's eyes, there's that warm gold hue has returned to her irises and that amiable smile on her lips.

"Thank you," Kalypso responds genially. She lets out a small laugh and runs a hand through her hair. "It's...--" A deep breath. "--fine. I guess it has to be." The skeletal woman chuckles again. Funny how things end up like this.

Kaly hears the bespectacled woman at the other side of the room and fixes her with an unamused frown. "Yea how about I come to your house after a ******** showdown just happened and start demanding hospitality," the vampire snaps bitterly. She isn't usually so impatient, but tonight is an exception after all that just happened. Her partner, Park, is better with traumatising situations like these. With a huff, she strides through the rumble to behind the bar. Kalypso meets Tig's eyes for a moment, an exasperated look in her golden eyes and a smile that conveys a sincere apology. When she turns to address her other patrons, that smile fades into a frown, and she gives the inu girl an impatient raised brow. "Well, what will it be, missy?" And you, Mr. Lurker?"

❝i was looking for a вrєαȶң of ℓιғє..
a little ȶσυcң of ңєαѵєɳℓy ℓιɢңȶ ..❞

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with?┉⊱Tig, Lurker & an inu girl ☆
where?┉⊱the bar ☆
wearing?┉⊱The Endearing Vampire ☆

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-Trixie eyed the female vampire. She cared not for her emotional status. Her building was still standing, a few bottles of liquor still intact. What was she bitching about. Still, Trixie smiled all the same. "Glass of Whiskey, Jack Daniels would do. And a spare cloth. Gonna need to clean his wounds." She stated, kicking her light form out of her seat she walked over to the female vampire. Her ears pinned back in an unimpressed manner, her tail twitching slightly.-

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Lurker didn't emulate toughness. He simply was tough, rough and tumble as the scar that parted down the entirety of his face. He hadn't become the only arcane sorcerer to denounce his teachings for entry into the Anti-Mage Order for nothing. Such a title was not simply given. Earning the right to hunt Black Phantoms was but one of the many perks/burdens of the city's only official Anti-Mage..."We have a guy named Ferdinand, he will be up in about ten, fifteen minutes? He will scan the rest of the building where I couldn't reach and then.." Lurker rarely smiled, but when he did it was a sight to behold. Grinning through his permanent half scowl, he winked at Calypso.

"Well, he's got a way with cleaning. That's for sure."

He turned his attention to the fox eared girl. She had helped him distract the phantom long enough to usher a killing blow. However, he hadn't asked for the help. She had needlessly put herself in danger for the fun of it or so it seemed, and that the Anti-Mage frowned upon greatly. Nevertheless he would nod to her, and after she placed her order Lurker would add,

"I'll cover her tab. And for me just, a rum and coke. Maybe some ice for my head. Thank you.."

He took a seat at the bar and began repairing his prosthetic arm. Several of it's fingers were twitching erratically, and opening up his mechanical forearm he began fishing around inside, frustration brewing under the meat of his heavy scowl.

"These things suck compared to the real thing."

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Despite the tailed woman's smile, Kalypso can feel her irritation. She's tempted to make another comment, but decides that that would be rather ill-mannered of a tavern owner. After all, her job is to make the customer happy, no matter how childish they may be. The vampire looks to Lurker next for his order, and instead receives more of an explanation. She blinks in slight confusion at the man's sudden playful demeanor, a look that she has to admit doesn't suit him one bit. Nevertheless, Kaly offers her friendly smile. She's a bit glad that this has all been sorted out. Honestly, she doesn't like being angry or stressed, which is why she tries to avoid looking over at that hybrid girl.

"Coming right up, lovely," Kalypso declares before turning on her heel to fix their drinks. She turns back around after a few moments, placing their orders on what is left of the counter. She also slides the bottle of whiskey with a clean cloth hanging on it towards her more unfavourable customer. To Lurker, she turns her back for a moment as she prepares a bag full of ice before offering it to him. "So, do you need any, y'know, real first-aid?" the vampire questions, looking up at the anti-mage curiously. She sees his crooked nose and frowns in concern. She doesn't recall what it's like to be mortal and feel pain so vividly for such a long period of time as it heals, but she can only imagine that it's much worse than what she experiences. "We do have a medical kit around here somewhere."

❝i was looking for a вrєαȶң of ℓιғє..
a little ȶσυcң of ңєαѵєɳℓy ℓιɢңȶ ..❞

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with?┉⊱Tig, Lurker & an inu girl ☆
where?┉⊱the bar ☆
wearing?┉⊱The Endearing Vampire ☆

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❝i was looking for a вrєαȶң of ℓιғє..
a little ȶσυcң of ңєαѵєɳℓy ℓιɢңȶ ..❞

The sound of heels on wood echoes throughout the room. The clinking gets louder and louder as Kalypso descends the staircase. When she finally stands in the tavern, a grin lights up her pale face and reveals her sharp incisors. Her gold eyes seem to glitter as they glance over the floors, the counter, the chairs, and all the booze lined up along the wall. She lets out a content sigh, glad that the fiasco of the other day has been remedied as if her bar was never maimed. The vampire does quite enjoy some excitement in her life, but not in the form of her prize and joy being demolished. At least all is well now; the repairs mimic the original paint and wood with such perfection.

Kaly saunters the short distance from the bottom of the stairs to the door where she makes sure to unlock it. She peers out the window for a moment, searching the cobblestone streets for any wandering souls. Sadly, the cold, slushy weather of today has kept most of the residents of this poverty-stricken district holed up in their homes. The immortal frowns a bit and retreats to her bar to make sure the place is in pristine condition. She wants her tavern to seem as welcoming as possible for when anyone enters. With a hopeful smile, she begins to clean the shelves behind the bar and hum an upbeat tune to herself.
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with?┉⊱no one): ☆
where?┉⊱behind the bar ☆
wearing?┉⊱The Endearing Vampire ☆

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