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 Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 7:45 pm
Riley had a hard time getting a grasp on Lake's deal. It was hostile one minute ago, now it was protective. Was he territorial or something, this was definitely not the time for that at all? That and Riley was feeling pretty low, he was really thirsty. He hoped that this place had some kind of bathroom or something, a water fountain preferably but he'd stick his head in the sink if he had too.
Ruuuuuuurp
An unsettling noise echoed loudly from the direction of the dark hallway. It was low and warbled, it dragged for about a second then stopped.
It sounded like a burp.
" That did not sound good. I don't want to see what that noise came from. I say we go in that direction." Riley announced, pointing to the other direction.
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 7:54 pm
ĸıɍą ☆ Ƥıēřċǝ_________________________☓☓☓Kira's ears had flattened back, as she stood stiffly behind Lake and beside Riley, resisting the urge to latch onto the latter now, since the first had become rather frightening. Well, at least she now knew why his scent was so strange. He obviously wasn't human either. She settled for holding her arms stiffly by her sides, a couple more fingers sprouting claws as her heartbeat increased anxiously. She was biting her lip with her single fang, chewing on it as she waited for something.
At the sudden belch from behind them, she almost bit right though it.
She rocked sharply forward, caught herself before colliding with Lake's back, and straightened again, looking more alarmed and wide-eyed than ever.
"Wh-what?" she yelped as Riley spoke, peering up at him. "You want to..?" Her voice trailed off and she felt silent, glancing down, then back past Lake to stare at the more lit hallway before them. She wasn't about to go back toward that foul, bloody smelling room, so that really did just leave one option.
"I.. I agree. This one at least.. doesn't smell like blood..." And since it spoke, it was likely a human. Or.. a demon? Since they could speak too, it seemed. She had no idea what the thing from that room was, and she really didn't find out. All of Lake's talk of eating people, followed by that burp, didn't bode well in her mind. ♥ ☓  ♥
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within the lines Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 8:20 pm
.Lake. Lake inclined his head grimly, reluctantly listening to their suggestions.
Either way, we're gonna run into something. What makes you so sure one won't be worse than the other?
"You're both idiots," he growled, a hint of an inhuman rumble deep in his throat...regardless, he took off in the suggested direction, his moments cautious and slow, claws extended at the ready.
...What the hell just got eaten?
His own sense of smell had heightened somewhat along with his odd transformation, and he could certainly smell SOMETHING...but he couldn't tell what it was, or if it was coming from the direction they were headed toward or away from. It seemed the halls were growing more and more dangerous every day. The whole place was a deathpool...
Do I lurk in the Darkness  or step into the light? Every battle has a story... ...But every story has an ending.
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:19 pm
If you can't take the heat...
...then get the hell out of my way. ☠_____________________________________☠ As Lake crept his way down the hallway, something turned a nearby corner and came barreling toward him. Though, for the moment the giant of a man seemed distracted by something tottering in his wake.
"I'm not telling you my name, brat. Now why the hell are you following me?" he grumbled, glaring down at her over his shoulder. What was with this girl? She didn't seem to have any sense of fear, or logic for that matter. Logic should tell her to get away from him, not move toward...
Speaking of which. Kyouichi rounded a corner, and stopped sharply in place to simple stare down. There was another guy here, even shorter than the last. This one, however, looked a bit more threatening. Red eyes, claws, fangs, freaky veins... Kyou took it all in at a glance, and seemed ultimately unimpressed. "What the hell are you supposed to be?" he asked flatly, folding his arms over his chest, and absently sidestepping just the smallest bit, to further block the brat from view.
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within the lines Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:41 pm
.Lake. Lake was relatively certain he had misstepped somehow and walked straight into the wall of the corridor. Stumbling backwards in a daze, he tried to blink away the stars that had lit up his vision...only to find himself face to face with...a tree wearing belts.
Slowly, he tilted his head upward - he was only a little over 5'9, after all - and found Kyou's face just as the man growled down at him.
Finally, it clicked, and Lake's reaction was like that of a cat being startled...he tensed, jumping into a defensive position with every muscle visibly tensed, claws extended, lip drawn back to expose his fangs...the veins around his hands and up his left arm seemed to spread and grow, reaching up the side of his neck and halfway across his face. A vicious snarl escaped him, and again, he lifted his arms, stepping backwards to clear some distance between himself and the stranger while pushing the other two behind him in the process.
Do I lurk in the Darknessor step into the light? Every battle has a story... ...But every story has an ending.
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:45 pm
 ══════════ ♦Ƹirgail Ӷisdell♦══════════  "Well, then what on earth am I to call you?" Eirgail pointed out, drifting after Kyou as he thundered away. "I find it dreadfully hard to hold a conversation with someone if they aren't there," she added, in way of explanation. "I don't suppose it would be too much trouble for you to hold still? Ah..." She stopped when he did, and her eyes floated over to the trio they had come across, peering with interest from behind Kyou's bulk. "Are these more of your friends?"
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within the lines Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:12 pm
If you can't take the heat...
...then get the hell out of my way. ☠_____________________________________☠ Kyou blinked, but that was the largest reaction he gave this guy's additional changes and growl. Such things failed to make much of an impression upon him. Instead, he regarded him silently for a moment, then lifted his hand to idly scratch his head through shaggy, unkempt hair. "Well, guess I've found the freak show," he commented, lips twitched into a smirk. "You must be the main event..." His eyes hovered over Lake, then glanced past him toward the other two. "...and the side attractions." Though admittedly, the guy didn't seem all that special. The girl, on the other hand, seemed to have feline features.
His hand dropped, reaching behind him to the waistline of his pants. Then, his expression suddenly clouded, as if he'd just been reminded of something terrible. "...well s**t. I just remembered I'm in a bad mood."
His gun was missing. He'd almost forgotten.
"He's begging for it... begging, begging! Useless... Does he think claws will save him? Does he think growling will frighten you off? Kill him. He's begging, begging... Kill him, kill!"
Kyou's head tilted, and slowly, his lips began to curve into a smile, then a full grin, teeth flashing and eyes all too wide. He stared down at Lake, then took a step forward, advancing toward him with his eerie expression. "Think you can scare me with those special effects, you punkass little brat?" His voice had dropped, deeper, half growling right back, yet the smile lingered. He took another step toward him, but his arms had spread, leaving himself wide open. "Try it. But after you're gone, I'm going for your little friends there..."
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:28 pm
.Lake.   Lake's eye twitched. He wasn't one to stay calm just because he knew someone was baiting him. He cracked his neck, tensing further.
It wasn't as though he hadn't killed before. And at this point, it wasn't as though he'd hesitate to do it again. It had been too long, and he had made too many mistakes...lost control too many times. The guilt was constant, so it wasn't as if one more ever made much of a difference.
He shook his head, pushing the thoughts from his mind. "And who the hell are you supposed to be?" he growled, standing his ground. Obviously, this ham thought he was in charge, just because he was big. "Tch...there I was thinking we might run into some kind of challenge." He may not have looked like much, but Lake's strength was far superior to his thin frame. As far as he could tell, so far, this idiot's only claim to fame in such a place was that he was large. And an idiot. Lake knew he could easily take down people three times his size...height and weight didn't intimidate him much.
Do I lurk in the Darknessor step into the light? Every battle has a story... ...But every story has an ending.
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within the lines Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:40 pm
If you can't take the heat...
...then get the hell out of my way. ☠_____________________________________☠ Kyouichi saw the eye twitch, and he just laughed, a deep, rumbling sound from his throat that lasted longer than it should've. Paired with that lingering wide-eyed grin, it only added to the rather insane image he was producing.
At first he stood there, almost expectantly, with his arms open. He'd assumed the odd, somewhat animalistic man would attack first. When he spoke instead, Kyou looked briefly surprised. It also triggered two things.
One, was a sentence.
"Well s**t, it seems it can talk," he informed nobody.
Second, was a physical response.
His widespread arms jerked quite suddenly inwards. Along with the movement, there was a loud, ear grinding sound of tearing metal. The walls themselves were wrenched from their place, and the metal sheeting surged toward Lake as if intending to sandwich him from both sides.
Kyou just stood there, grinning wickedly as he waited for a result. Either way, this guy was out of his element. This whole place was metal.
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:55 pm
.Lake. Lake fought back a scoff at the comment. He had been referred to as an 'it' for the majority of his life...the guy was going to have to do better than that.
Like, say, fling a metal wall at his face. From both sides, no less.
"GO!" he roared suddenly at Kira and Riley. His reflexes were like lightning...in a movement almost too fast for the human eye to catch, he had flung his arms outwards, knees bending slightly as he braced himself against the impact of the metal walls. The material hit hard, hard enough that it warped slightly around the resistance of Lake's arms. He gritted his teeth, the veins in his arms standing out further as he struggled to keep the two sides from closing in on him. Determinedly, he forced himself to lift his eyes and hold Kyou's gaze.
Is he really doing this? How?! He's not even touching it...
"Rrgh..." His arms bent slightly, but, with obvious efforts, he locked them again, pushing against the intense pressure of the walls still threatening to close in on either side. "The hell...is your...problem..."
Do I lurk in the Darknessor step into the light? Every battle has a story... ...But every story has an ending.
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within the lines Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 11:10 pm
If you can't take the heat...
...then get the hell out of my way. ☠_____________________________________☠ Again, surprise flashed across Kyou's features, but it quickly switched to glee that filled his widened eyes. "Not bad, freakfest!" he praised, grinning ear to ear. He had yet to find anyone who wasn't crushed flat on the first go. Though, he doubted it would last. This place only strengthened his ability as well, providing a near endless supply of resources. He found himself feeling slightly disappointed, for a moment.
"Crush him... crush him like the pest he is..."
Kyou was all too happy to oblige.
"You know those things..?" he began in an oddly casual tone. "You drop something in, and it crushes it into a little cube... I wonder what you'd look like..?"
There was another vicious noise as more metal was wrenched out of place. But this time, it fell from the ceiling above.
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 11:22 pm
.Lake. Lake crashed to one knee, swearing viciously beneath his breath at the added weight of - damn it all to hell, now the ceiling had fallen down.
"That isn't very nice, you know."
Vaguely, he heard a voice - a surprisingly young one, at that - but he hardly bothered to acknowledge it.
...I wonder...if I can...
Another growl escaped him, and he squeezed his eyes shut for a moment, fangs glinting.
Then, in a flash of movement, he was gone. A blurred figure impacted with Kira and Riley, knocking them backward with painful momentum and clearing them of the floating wall panels just moments before the gap closed completely with a resounding clash. The whole process had taken little more than a second.
Swinging around, Lake let the remainder of his momentum carry him back toward Kyou...his feet hit the now-sandwiched floating walls, running across the side and then directly at the enormous man on the other side. Airborne, he extended his long, spindly claws again, lunging with the tips directed at Kyou's chest.
Do I lurk in the Darknessor step into the light? Every battle has a story... ...But every story has an ending.
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within the lines Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 11:37 pm
ĸıɍą ☆ Ƥıēřċǝ_________________________☓☓☓Things moved all too quickly for Kira's liking. She hardly knew what was going on. She'd been standing, and then she'd tripped over herself to obey a panicked cry and ended up as a heap on the floor, clutching at her head as the sound of ripping metal tore through her sensitive ears. It took her a second to lift up again, staring over her shoulder through sharply widening eyes.
Lake was being crushed.
"Ah-!"
She wasn't sure what to say. She just started to shout and then cut off in the alarm that hit her, almost overwhelming. What was happening..? This guy had just charged in and...
"What.. what are you doing?!" She lurched to her feet, ears flattened back. "You call us freaks when you're the one tearing walls apart?!"
Her eyes darted about, seeking something, anything she could do. She was amazed Lake was still standing. Would she be able to handle that? Not in this state at least, and.. if he was throwing walls at them, then he had a lot to work with.
"You-! Ooof-"
This time, she cut off because something had barreled into her, knocking her still further from the fray. She might've been more thankful if the breath hadn't been knocked right out of her as well. So once again, she was stuck laying on the ground, wheezing a little as she rolled onto her side, and finally back to her knees, where her head jerked around to see what had just happened. Lake had his claws in the man's chest.
"L-Lake! Ugh... aren't we... aren't we all trapped here together?! There's no point in killing each other!"
She'd never felt so useless, just shouting from the sidelines. But honestly, she was afraid to get involved. This guy was serious trouble, and at least Lake knew what he was attacking. Her "help" would simply cause more trouble. ♥ ☓ ♥
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 11:52 pm
If you can't take the heat...
...then get the hell out of my way. ☠_____________________________________☠ "...hn."
He'd admit, he was a bit impressed by this guy. He'd never fought someone of his level. Still, it was hard to worry Kyouichi about anything, at least on the surface. His eyes followed Lake at first, then glanced down as the brat spoke from behind him. "What's your point?" he asked lowly, glancing back at her.
In his distraction, he felt something hit him, realizing after the fact that he probably should have been watching. Still, he seemed strangely unphased. His head was still staring back at Eir, but a piece of wall beside him sprang from its place to curl behind him, catching and keeping his large frame from skidding back into the tiny girl. Instead, he just jerked roughly into metal. Then, after settling himself, his attention returned to the threat at hand.
He kept silent, and rather calmly surveyed the damage with only the smallest wince granted. His chest was bleeding, the claws pushed quite deep. Harm had been done, but his expression didn't show it. Neither did his actions. Instead of trying to get away, he just laughed again, and his hands jerked up to grab Lake's arms on each side, intending to keep him in place. "Maybe I'll crush us both this time, to keep you from running away again..."
But he paused, staring over Lake's shoulder toward the cat girl behind him. "Trapped?" Oh yeah, he was trapped, wasn't he? He'd almost gotten that too.
"No, what are you doing?! Don't stop! Kill, kill!"
"...well s**t, if you've got any answers then now's the time to spill it."
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within the lines Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 12:24 pm
.Lake. "Grrghh...answers?" Lake growled, holding the man's gaze even as he felt the steely grip around his arms, pinning him in place. His eyes narrowed, and he extended his claws further through Kyou's chest at the threat, a low scoff escaping him.
"Go ahead and crush us then," he muttered viciously, though perhaps too quietly for Kira and the others to hear. "Don't think I'm afraid of dying."
Still, Kira's words were echoing in his head. All trapped together, huh? He shook his head a little. What was two less in the rat maze?
Kid's tough. She'll be fine without me. They all are.
"..."
He paused, contemplating his options...and promptly, one of his dangling legs swung upwards into Kyou's diaphragm, hoping to knock enough breath out of the man to get his grip to loosen.
"...But hey, if I have to choose...I'd rather it just be you!"
Do I lurk in the Darknessor step into the light? Every battle has a story... ...But every story has an ending.
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