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 Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 8:55 am
Although protecting his comrade was his first instinct, Dante paused with Tala just out of reach as he heard the voice of the beast. The initial request to 'shoot' it with whatever would have naturally been misunderstood and had he the weapon he might just have 'put her down' but listening more as the roar turned into a scream, then a voice, he released his grip on the youth and instead went for his phone. "What have you to say, Beast?" passing Tala a torch to illuminate the subject as best he could, Dante radioed the team to move out. Only once the order had been given, did he hit record and turn his attention to the creature behind the bars. "What does Lord Dragon have to do with this? Who is your Master?" He could see she was struggling to maintain her hold on her human form, but knew this was the best evidence as any to give to Lord Raven. Tala kept the light low; knowing how unpleasant a torch in the eyes felt, he didn't want to cause any further aggravation to the female's other side - he'd seen the bars buckle with the creature's strength and dreaded what should happen if she broke free. "Is Ritzu the cause of this?" he kept asking questions, pausing just enough for an answer if it was to be given, "Did she turn you into this...Creature!?"Alerted by the noise, Jesse opted to remain behind, advancing towards the room where the pair were. She was taken aback by the sight of the beast, but held her tongue, listening, watching before her eyes glanced around the darkened room and falling upon a box affixed to the wall... ~*~*~ "Family?" Renn looked surprised at the question, "The only family I have is the guys down here, everything else is history." He didn't have much to say about his past, he'd been a refugee from another settlement who had grown up on the streets before happening across Dante and Logir who had been roaming rogues at the time - they invited him to join the gang and as members appeared over the years, they'd become a small family. He would have said more, but his stomach gave a disapproving growl and he shrugged, "Wanna come with then? It's only a short walk to the fridge from here," he smirked,
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Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 1:02 pm
Rosalie let out a small scream/roar as she held onto herself, curling up and trying to maintain control. She heard the question and snarled before inhaling deeply quickly. "I'm Rosalie." She introduced before wincing and could feel the sweat slipping down her face. "I wanted to protect my sister and father. Lord Dragon he," she winced while pushing back the transformation that started to warp one side of her face. "He sent two soldiers and they-they wanted to take in our-our father."
She gasped and let out a short scream as she changed and made herself slam her claws into the bottom of the cage. She jerked and bit her own arm, reverting the transformation again to speak easier. "My master is Scientist Ritzu. She's saving me from-from me." She hissed and panted as she was trying to answer. "She made a liquid. It quiets the beast. So please!" she breathed heavily. "Shoot me with it, behind you!" she said with a roar mixed in as she changed and hit the bars again, causing them to further buckle.
Rosalie bit herself again in the arm again hard, drawing blood as she gave a cry of pain before changing back again, but her face was exhausted and it was harder for her to try containing it. "She's....she's helping me. Lord Dragon made me a monster for refusing him...and trying to run." She panted, trying to keep her eyes opened to look at the pair. She hadn't seen Jesse but had smelled her briefly but didn't look over towards her but had looked towards the box. She took a deep breath and growled her body starting to change once more into her beast self once more with snarling and fangs bared.
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"Oh, I see." She nodded as her stomach answered his with its own growl and she got out of bed, following after. "You know I feel you are one very sneaky person." She chuckled and stretched before releasing a breath while bringing her arms down. "They seem pretty nice of a group."
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writing_in_waters_star Captain
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Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 2:47 am
"We need to leave." Tala didn't like seeing the female in such a state, his heart was pounding from the fact they were just standing mere metres away from something that was clearly seconds away from breaking free and ripping them apart, but it was the fact she was trying so hard not to transform - and also taking into mind that Dante was just standing there recording - that upset him the most. "Do you have a death wish?!" Someone pushed between them both as Jesse moved for the box, she'd seen and heard more than enough and wasted little time in grabbing the gun and readying a shot. "Wait! Just a little longer!" Dante gave a growl as the female took aim, stepping sideways to block her shot, "We Need as much information as we can get!""We need to get out of here!" Jesse snapped, sidestepping his block and attempting to line up her shot again, "Tala." her eyes glanced towards the male who nodded and reached for Dante's arm, "Please, she can't hold on much longer," he frowned as Dante pulled away, then pushed himself to his feet and looked back at Jesse who nodded. Without thinking, he grabbed the male by the arms and pulled back, allowing Jesse to take the shot. The dart would leave the gun swiftly, slipping between the bars of the cage and hitting its target at an almost point-blank range. "Damnit Tala!" His camera still recording, Dante pulled himself free and continued to film, hoping to catch her transformation on video. "Let's get out of here." Jesse gave the male a nudge, "Leave him to his task." she was angry at her leader for his inconsideration and with the shot taken, she wanted to get as far away from the lab as she could before anything else happened. Tala followed quietly, glancing back as Dante continued to film before pulling the door to behind him. "Are we just gonna leave him there?" he flanked Jesse closely, dropping his gaze as he caught the look of sheer frustration on her face, "He'll come in his own time." She snatched up what was left of her notes and headed for the door, pushing through as Tala held it open, "If he gets caught, then that's his own tough luck." She knew Dante always had a backup plan, no cell could ever hold him for long... They would meet up with the others outside, some would head back in the truck, whilst Jesse branched off and headed away to take the public transport - Tala decided it would be best to stick with her and once again followed close, pulling up his hood just to be safe. ~*~*~ "As sneaky as they come - and better!" Renn took the comment as a compliment and lead the way down the corridors to the main hall. As soon as he was in sight of the kitchen, he broke away from Viola and hit the fridge, pulling the door open and scanning their supplies before picking out an assortment that wouldn't be missed when the others returned. "Sit anywhere you like," he made his way over, "If it's anything like normal, they won't be back for hours!" it was clear he'd taken more than a few 'sick-days' off in the past and had obviously timed their missions at some point. He made his way across the room, grabbing the remote for the TV before sitting back on the couch, "Anything you wanna watch?" he recalled how clueless Tala had been when offered the use of the television and hoped Fire would have a little more knowledge. It was like the youth had never even seen a TV before...and Renn felt that very strange. "You can be boss of the channels," he beamed and offered her the remote.
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Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 12:14 pm
Rosalie snarled trying to keep it back and before she could lose control, she felt a sting and gave a brief roar before she began to turn back to her human form. She heard them arguing and listened as her body relaxed and changed back to her human form. She laid still on the cage floor and knew the one recording had stayed behind.
A minute passed then another before she started to sit up and held her head gently, eyes closed as she took in a deep breath and released it. "Thank you...now..." she lowered her hand and opened her eyes to look at Dante. "I can speak to you and answer your questions. What would you all like to know?" Rosalie went quiet thinking back then decided she would try reanswering his previous questions in a calmer manner.
"I guess I could start by repeating my answers in a calmer manner for you." She took a breath and sighed. "My name is Rosalie and I have a sister and a father, our mother has passed a time before during the events. I don't remember how long it's been but two soldiers came to our apartment and claimed they found a bag of illegal substance in our home. They were going to arrest our father but I stepped up d and let myself be arrested instead to protect my sister and him." She shifted in the cage, adjusting her seating position.
"I was taken to Lord Dragon and he had me as his personal...'companion'." she said making air quotes to put what she was to him in a nicer way than what it was. "I did not like it, the revealing clothing and being forbidden from leaving his bed chambers. I did manage to get out thanks to a maid I think it was. But..." she sighed closing her eyes. "He found out and caught me before I could reach freedom. He had a collar and cuffs put on me that injected me something. That something..." she hugged herself, "turned me into that monster you three witnessed."
Rosalie looked up to Dante. "I was found, cornered and brought back here by Master Ritzu. She's been helping me over time by testing different mixtures. She found a mix that works and slowly I've been gaining more control but not enough yet." She said softly. "I still lose control but I am somewhat getting better at being able to pick when I change but there is still the times I lose control and change without intending to, which is what happened here."
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Viola smiled snickering and followed him over to the sofa after picking up what she wanted from what he pulled out and sat by him. "Thank you." She snatched up the remote and began to browse the channels before stopping on a game show where contestants had to guess what the hidden word was based on slowly revealing letters. "This okay with you?" she asked curiously. "It's been a long time since I've watched anything on a television. Silver doesn't let us touch his equipment to watch things. It's not easy spying on it from a window or anything either when you're staying out of sight."
She stretched and sighed before taking a bite of food. "I take it you've timed them to know how long they stay gone?" she snickered as she took another bite of food.
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writing_in_waters_star Captain
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Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 2:35 pm
"Remarkable..." Dante was stunned by her story, he was also quite vexed by what Lord Dragon had done and suddenly felt a little less sorry for the way the Ruler had been eliminated. The fact Ritzu had taken her in to help surprised him a little, he thought initially that the woman would have another reason to have offered her 'help' but then again, the scientist wasn't all that bad...as long as you remained in her good books... He proceeded to film as long as he could, until a niggling feeling, followed by an alarm sounding from his wristwatch reminded him he needed to be elsewhere...and quick. "Is there anything else you can tell me before I leave?" he was already making a plan in his mind as to how he was going to get out now that the others had left...but lingered long enough to hear anything that Rosalie had to say before bowing his head in gratitude and wishing her well... "Don't forget, you're still human in there somewhere...and that means you're nobody's pet." he didn't like the fact she referred to Ritzu as Master, but it was Rosalie's choice in the end. Shutting off the phone, Dante would take one last scan of the room before taking his leave. The guards who were now doing their grounds regarded him suspiciously, but when he produced a forged I.D. card, they just seemed to nod and wave him away. One hurdle down, just one more 'Ritzu-sized' hurdle to go - unless he was lucky enough to slip out before she returned... ~*~*~ "Whatever floats your boat." Renn was quite content to stuff his face and enjoy the down time, "It took a few times, but they're usually a few hours out and back, so I reckon we've got at least another two hours." he stretched, seating the platter in between them before leaning back to enjoy the show. He could have quite easily pursued her comment about Silver keeping them away from his equipment, but it didn't feel right to spoil the moment... "Honey! I'm Home!" Anji's voice made Renn jump and he practically leapt to his feet and turned to stare - somewhat pathetically - as the owner of the voice entered the main gathering space with Estel flanking her close behind. "You better have left my chocolates alone!" The female ground to a halt as her eyes fell upon Renn and his companion, Estel had stopped only seconds earlier, yet so quickly that Logir who had been following close behind nudged her forward a few inches when he crashed into her back... "You got a girlfriend?" the large male tilted his head curiously, then looked to Anji who seemed less than impressed by the intrusion. "I thought there was a reason you decided to skive off our mission today!" Although quick to swoon over Tala when he first arrived, perhaps Anji felt a little threatened by the new female? Either way, she stormed over and met the male eye to eye, waggling an angry finger infront of his face, "Dante calls you up for a mission for a reason! If you're sick, then you're sick! It can't be helped! But if you're just lying so you can Bunk off with some stranger in Our Hideout then it's Not On! Just imagine what Dante would say if he found you'd brought a stranger here?""Dante doesn't have to know! I-I can keep her hidden!" Renn panicked, knowing he was in deep trouble... "Look, she was hurt! I wasn't going to just leave her to die!" technically, he'd found her in the back of a van, but what was Anji to know? "Logir! You were there! You saw everything! Bro, help me out here!""Don't get me involved." the male knew better than to get in the way of an Anji-Rant...but that didn't mean he couldn't introduce himself to the new face, "Name's Logir," he offered a hand to shake, making sure to stand around the other side of the couch just incase Anji didn't approve and tried to hit him for his indifference... Quite apathetic to the situation, Estel just shrugged off her jacket and made her way across the room, pouring herself a drink before relieving the group of what information they'd gathered and heading to the room where they kept the computers so she could get to work analysing what they'd collected.
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Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 9:27 pm
Rosalie thought then recalled from before. "If you see a young woman with two colored hair that could fire off exploding ice and fire bullets that has a breath that matches, could you tell her I'm sorry for the trouble I caused her back in Lord Dragon's city? Her and three men were there when I was cornered and brought to a stop. One I think I heard be called Silver and one was a hunter, or by his smell seemed that way. Then there was another man who Ritzu called Creed and seemed irritated by."
She nodded. "Thank you and I'm sorry for how I behaved before. I wasn't meaning to. I hope those I met first for help are alright. The young woman seemed agitated about something at the time." She went quiet for a little bit. "I hope she did not attend Lord Dragon's ball. I recall a maid whispering that was one way he found fresh flesh when he was board of the female he had at current in his possession She looked very pretty."
Rosalie smiled a little nodding. "I will remember that, thank you sir. Safe travels to you."
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Lord Raven in his chambers looked at the clock and saw it was about time for Dante to report in to him about their finds.
During this Ritzu was on her way back yet had not arrived. She would arrive about twenty minutes late, giving Dante some extra time to make his report and leave without Ritzu seeing him.
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Fire looked up as she began to pop some more food into her mouth. She paused with half of it sticking out and felt her stomach drop and heart nearly stop. I thought he said they'd be gone for at least two hours?! she thought freaked out an finally got the food into her mouth, swallowing it. Viola eyed over them and watched the large male as he came over and blinked.
As he introduced himself she pondered over what name to use. She could use her code name but she wasn't sure they knew that one. If she used her real name that might be a red flag as well if they were familiar with Lord Dragon's document system in case anyone who did know her ratted her out to anyone in control of it. "Um, just call me....uh.....Ice?" she wasn't sure that would work but would try and play with that for now until she would be called out on it.
She reached out and took his offered hand, shaking it. "Nice to meet you Logir. Um you know uh...Renn was ill but he got better." She tried to help cover for him or to try helping. She then realized Anji called her Ren's girlfriend and frowned. She let go of Logir's hand and moved to stand. "I am not his girlfriend!" she barked sharply, careful to keep her flames in check although a little orange and yellow had slipped between her fingers. It wasn't a lot but if someone was keen enough with their sight they most likely would have noticed.
She watched Anji with a glare before standing down and moving closer to Logir, gulping and looked to Logir. "Is she always like this? Who's Dante?" Fire asked, having forgotten if she had already been told who Dante was or not and blushed with some embarrassment for forgetting if she had already been told who that was. "Also, you were there? Thank you so much for helping Renn save me." She said happily with joy.
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writing_in_waters_star Captain
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Posted: Wed May 03, 2017 4:18 am
"I'll make a note of that." he nodded, waiting until she had finished before shutting the phone down and making his escape. It just happened to be a spot of luck that Ritzu was delayed, this allowed Dante to slip out without further approach and he swiftly took to the underground, knowing a perfect route that would bypass all the traffic above and get him to Lord Raven's residence with little resistance. The guards watching the Lord's door straightened up when they saw the male advancing and immediately drew their weapons across the entrance, closing off the path. "Now, now, there's no need for that guys." Dante raised his hands casually, "Your Master is expecting me and won't be impressed if you keep him waiting, seeing that I'm already running a little later than expected..." there was a glint in his eye as he lifted his gaze to the men, playing on their minds whilst at the same analysing the situation and planning his next move. "You go see if he's legit." one of the guards turned to his comrade who nodded, withdrawing his sword and waiting until his ally was standing in place before knocking and entering the room behind. "You're just wasting valuable time..." Dante folded his arms behind his head and calmly leant against the wall, "The longer you take, the grumpier he'll get." Again, he was playing mind games, but there was a hint of a hope that Lord Raven would vent his frustration on the guard and send him out with more than ringing ears... ~*~*~ "Ice?" Logir tilted his head at her name, but it didn't surprise him if she was using an alias and so he didn't show any concern, he did however draw back as Viola leapt to her feet in defense of being called Renn's Girlfriend. It was only a short burst, but he was quick to answer when she asked him about Anji's habits and the one they called Dante, "Dante's our leader, he's out at the moment, gotta go see someone or something, but he'll be back as soon as he's finished, Anji's usually sweet and...well, hyper at times, but I think she's just a little threatened by you..." he knew Anji had a small crush on Renn, but she would never admit to it, hence why she'd flown off the handle at the sight of Viola. "You think I'm threatened by Her!?" Logir stiffened when he realised Anji had overheard them, backing away as the female turned her fury onto him and in turn left Renn a moment to make his escape... "Hey, Vee," Hoping to catch her attention, Renn waved at Fire before motioning for them to make a hasty exit along the tunnels. If she noticed him, he'd offer his hand to Viola to take before leading her away, if she didn't, he'd continue to try and attract her attention before paling slightly as Anji noticed his attempt to catch Viola's eye and turned her fury back to him "You!" she pointed an angry finger at him before beating her fists upon his chest until he wrapped his arms around her in an embrace, holding her tight - partly to stop her from hurting him, but also to reassure her that Fire was no threat... "Hey," If Fire hadn't gone with Renn, he'd give the female a tap on the shoulder, "You wanna take a look around?" he smiled unthreateningly, hoping to diffuse the situation and make things less...uncomfortable by removing one of the causes of Anji's fury from the situation.
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Posted: Wed May 03, 2017 5:02 pm
Lord Raven frowned impatiently then looked over once a knock came to his door. His hopeful to see Dante fell as he frowned at the guard. "What is it?" he asked quietly. He would remain quiet to let the guard speak and start tightening his fist at his side as he turned to face the guard fully. "Of course he has clearance, if he did not then he wouldn't have identification giving him access to the facility." He snapped and moved his arm up, opening his hand and shot out a powerful gust of wind at the guard.
If the guard did not move fast enough he would be thrown out the door into a wall with small cuts on his face and any exposed body that wasn't protected by their gear. Raven frowned and snorted, walking to the door and glared at the other guard with displeasure. "You wish to keep my appointment waiting?" he growled with irritation.
He turned his sights on Dante and motioned for him to come while he turned. "Come in and report." He ordered sternly. He would move his hand once Dante was in to create wind to close the door behind them. When they were alone he would move to his desk and turn, leaning against it. "Tell me what you and your team found. I'm curious to know what she's been doing all this time without telling me."
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Viola blinked. "Threatened? By me? But she's never seen me fight or anything." She jumped when she heard Anji and looked over at the angered woman. She was about to say something when motion caught her attention as well as a soft voice. She looked over and spotted Renn.
Carefully Viola slipped over, moving to the side and slinked off, racing over to Renn to escape the angered woman. "She's scarier than I am when mad." she whispered as she came up to Renn. She felt hair on the back of her neck stick up when hearing Anji's shout and took off like a bolt after him. "Let's get somewhere safe. Lead the way!" she said hoping to see more and to also let the woman cool off some.
When they would be away from the tense situation Fire stretched and sighed. "If those two met her then I don't think they would complain about my temper anymore." She looked to him. "How do you deal with her and are you her property or something?"
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writing_in_waters_star Captain
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Posted: Thu May 04, 2017 10:23 am
"I'd hate to say I told you so..." Dante flashed a smirk at the guard as he strolled past into the room, standing patiently as Lord Raven shut the door before moving towards his desk. "We actually found a surprising amount of information, but not all of it to do with our main search." He leant across, plugging a device into the back of the Lord's Monitor before turning the screen so he could see. "Turns out she's been hunting troublemakers, a certain...assailant, so to speak." he flicked through several images, covering historical findings and rumours that had been collected along the way - it was clear Ritzu had left almost no stone unturned in her search and because of that, he had more to show. "Ah, good, she's online."Dante would watch as Estel uploaded the information to the device from where she now sat in their base, initially it would form as a list, becoming a folder full of documents along with several images of the files they'd copied from the scene - all fully accessible to the Lord for later reading and of course stored somewhere secret should the need to back up the information arise. "I'll let you glance through those for a start..." Dante now drew his phone from his pocket, connecting a cable which he'd brought with him before eventually disconnecting the original device from the monitor, "I also found something else...something you might find Very interesting."It took a moment for the entire video to download - Dante had once again taken the opportunity to back up his device before bringing it to the man and saw it only fit to make his own copy just incase something went wrong. "Be warned, I hadn't expected to find this myself, but here we go." Once he was sure Lord Raven was ready, Dante hit play on the video he'd recorded of Rosalie, watching in silence as their conversation both before and after her transformation played out on the screen infront of them. ~*~*~ Anji's angered voice could still be heard as they made a hasty exit back along the corridor... It had been bad enough that Renn had been caught off guard, but with the state Anji had been in when she realised he wasn't alone, he knew he'd have a Lot of explaining to do later on...especially if he didn't want Dante to find out he'd sneaked someone down into the tunnels without their knowing... "I'm not her property, not by a long shot." Renn breathed a sigh as their pace slowed to a walk as they moved further away from the main gathering area, "She's usually quite chipper and approaching, but she also has an awful habit of jumping to conclusions..." he could only assume that seeing him with another girl - especially someone she'd never seen before - on a day when he 'claimed' he was feeling unwell, must have seemed more than a little shifty... "I can only think she thought I'd bunked off to hang out with you and perhaps cheat on her or something..."They walked past the room where Estel was quietly tapping away at the keyboard - she was still in the process of backing up the information they'd gathered at Ritzu's lab and did nothing more than lift her gaze from her laptop to watch as they passed by. Renn had learnt long ago that it was best to leave her alone as well - especially whilst she was working. They continued on down the tunnel, with no real direction in mind...the only reason they'd retreated to the tunnels was to avoid Anji and allow her to cool down a little... Renn breathed another sigh and folded his arms behind his head, lifting his eyes to the roof of the tunnel as they walked. "Those two you mentioned, are they part of your crew as well?" he wasn't overly intent on prying for information, but hadn't considered Viola as someone who seemed to have a temper on her...Not since he knew well the wrath of Anji when she was in a bad mood...
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Posted: Fri May 05, 2017 4:55 am
Lord Raven watched the documents load up and pulled out the screen for his copies to review later. He scanned over them that he was shown and also searched the file that was uploaded by Estel. He was intrigued by what he read in his glancing over before looking up when he heard Dante speak again.
He set the device down and watched the screen as the video loaded and he was silent as it played. He leaned forwards and laced his fingers together. It was astonishing to him what he heard. It was amazing and disturbing to hear what she had gone through. He was also interested in the fact that Ritzu had been studying to reverse it. Raven was now wondering if she could reverse what she was doing and create from it.
"I wonder if she can recreate them for me from scratch or if she would need test subjects...." he muttered softly under his breath as he listened. His ears perked when hearing the end about a woman who could use fire and ice. He hadn't heard of anyone having two magic abilities. This person also interested him and if they could be of value to him. He did narrow his eyes some when hearing mention of the name 'Silver' and pondered silently for some moments.
"....It seems our dear new leader of Lord Dragon's domain isn't as he claims." He looked to Dante. "Will there be documentation on this woman she speaks of? I'm interested in this one she knows that can use two magics at once." He leaned back in his seat. "I also now find how Lord Dragon passed very fitting. He was too wrapped up into women and died by a woman since nothing has been found to explain the fire so it had to be sparked by the killer...and I'm very interested to know if it is that woman she knows."
He had a small smirk on his lips and a bit of a devious glint in his eye. "If you find the one who looks like as she described or fits the woman Ritzu was hunting for then search them for any wounds. Dragon was devious in a fight. I doubt the murderer escaped unharmed." He would pause then continue. "I want to meet the killer. Maybe that killer can be an asset to your group or even me, depending on the need."
Raven moved and stood, walking over to a wall and knocked, opening up a hidden panel. "I had hopes you would pull through and I wasn't wrong." He pulled out some items and tossed one to Dante. "Here is one of the new tech I promised. The rest is here and in a private truck you are welcomed to keep should you choose to take all back to your team. If any of it malfunctions tell me and I'll make sure it's repaired immediately."
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Viola kept close and looked around while listening. She rolled her eyes at his comment about the logic jump Anji mostly had. She didn't see herself as ever falling into this, she could understand it from a certain sense. She was stunned when he asked his last question. Could she tell him and they stay safe? They were both in a group against the Owls so could it really hurt?
"If you promise nothing is going to happen or come towards them then...I'll tell you." She hesitated but after a breath spoke once they had passed Estel's room. "There's two others that are part of me and Silver's group. They go by Leaf and Tool. They're brothers and very fun and loyal to be with." She smiled a little thinking back. "I um do tend to be impatient. I like to take action but that ended up getting me caught by some creep who gave me up to that woman after he drugged me." She had some heated anger in her voice.
Viola rubbed the back of her head. "And to be honest...Leaf told me to not go out yet I did and when I did...it was when I got caught off guard. I thought I had this guy beat. I was having such fun taunting the scientist guy but in the end he got the better of me, drugged me, had me locked inside a cabinet then he let me out and left me for his partner to come find." She huffed folding her arms. "And that partner was that woman."
She took a deep breath and released it to calm down as she closed her eyes for a moment before reopening them. "Anyways, um...I'm better now at not aiming my guns at a target. I'm actually looking for that guy. I think is name was Creed for some reason. I did torch his place." She laughed grinning victoriously. "He took something from me so I torched his place and I will find him to get my stolen property back."
She reached up and messed with her hair some. "Switching focuses, Tool is good with electronics and is always creating something." She released a breath and looked down some. "I wonder how they're both doing....they both tried to help me get away from Ritzu only for it to fail. I wonder if they've told Silver I didn't stay put like I was told to?" she felt bad now that she thought over it, her stomach feeling uneasy with guilt.
Viola was quiet as she thought then her eyes widened and she looked to Renn quickly. "Could you and Dante help me find Creed or whatever his name really is and help me get back what he stole?!" she asked quickly with a sort of excited speed of hope to he voice on this thought struck question.
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writing_in_waters_star Captain
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Posted: Sat May 06, 2017 4:46 pm
"Without speaking out of turn, Sir, Might I suggest that even if this Silver chap hasn't been entirely truthful, I'd perhaps refrain from dragging him from this throne for the time being?" a strategist himself, Dante felt it might just be worth keeping Silver in power, especially if he was proving to be a benefit to the people, "He seems to be managing the citadel quite well, from what I've heard, so if you were to demote him, there's a chance the settlement might erupt into turmoil...or even stand up for him... Maybe if you set up watch, ensure he's not up to no good, bide your time a little...then when he sets a food wrong, you might just have some evidence to prove his unfaithfulness...?"He listened when the Lord mentioned about having documentation of the elemental female and nodded accordingly, "We've made copies of everything we found during the search, so I can ensure that once my colleague has it all uploaded, you will hopefully find something to answer at least some of your questions regarding the girl. We will of course keep an eye out for her, although if she's smart, I would presume she's long gone..." As he had yet to return to base, he was conveniently oblivious to Viola's presence, Understandably, he was a little wary when the man pondered over Ritzu being able to recreate whatever turned Rosalie into the feral beast... The fact he questioned whether or not she may need test subjects didn't exactly please him either, but Dante knew well to keep certain things to himself. It was good when the subject was changed to their reward however and his eyes lit up when Lord Raven produced a piece of tech before noting that the rest was within a private truck they would be welcome to keep. "Trust me, Sir, you will be the first to know," he beamed, the reward pushing any concerns straight to the back of his mind. ~*~*~ "I cannot make any promises, but I will reassure you, the words won't be leaving my lips, that's for sure." he smiled reassuringly, listening as she explained about the other members of her group and how they'd tried to warn and even rescue her when the moment arose. "Can't say I recognise the name Creed...but I'm sure if we can get onto the computers, we might find something." he was a little stunned when she owned up to torching the guy's place, but didn't dwell on the subject, especially when she decided to go into detail about her comrade's skills and abilities. "Again, I can't make any promises, but I'm sure if we bug Estel long enough, she might find us something," he smirked, but resisted the urge to turn back and follow through with that idea - it was clear the group needed a little time to cool down - especially seeing as though Dante had yet to return.
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Posted: Tue May 09, 2017 8:30 am
Lord Raven pondered over Dante's suggestion over Silver, not liking to be told what to do but, as he pondered, he was seeing the point Dante had. It would be more satisfying and easier to remove Silver and then use him to find rebels if he misstepped first. Then if they had video evidence of this then it would just seal the deal that much more. "Alright, you do have a point." He nodded and was pleased to hear about copies being made. "I look forwards to reading over everything."
He touched and looked at what was loaded. "Just keep your eyes peeled. She might not be too gone, especially if she's tied in with Silver. If she is, rebels are loyal to their own. Commonly you will find one staying nearing their own or their groups allies." Raven nodded and when they were done he used his wind to open the door for him. "I trust you recall where the vehicle is and if not, follow the hand device, it will lead right to it."
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Ritzu arrived minutes after Dante would depart. She made her way inside and to her lab area to drop off things she had collected to test on. She looked over her items and frowned, scanning each little piece over and moved one piece of paper back into place. That better had been due to a stray wind or some guard or worker is going to be a new test subject for some mixtures. She thought sternly and went into the back to check on Rosalie.
She opened the door and entered, turning on the light. "Rosalie? I'm back. How are you doing?"
Rosalie looked up and smiled. "Master Ritzu! I'm glad you're back. How did everything go on your assignment?"
"It went fine, interesting and annoying but fine. How are you? Any problems?" she questioned as she looked Rosalie over and noticed immediately the condition of her cage.
Rosalie looked down and softly rubbed one of her arms. "Um...I may have had a problem with my transforming again while you were gone but there was three people here and a woman got the gun and gave me the mix you made."
Ritzu blinked tilting her head a little as she stepped closer, leaning down. "What do you mean? Who was in my lab and back room?"
"I know one was named Tala and he was very nice." She said softly with a small blush on her cheeks, not too noticeable.
"Tala?" she wasn't familiar with that name.
Rosalie nodded. "He was nice to speak with and his two friends were kind as well. One was very interesting, asking me questions and the woman was nice enough to give me the medicine when both Tala and his friend didn't seem to understand." She looked down some. "She left with Tala at the man's order and he left after speaking with me."
"Hmm, tell me more about him later, I need to report into Lord Raven and I'll come back with dinner for us." Rosalie nodded and watched Ritzu leave.
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Ritzu knocked before being allowed inside by the guards. She stepped inside and bowed her head respectfully and she began to report in.
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Viola snickered and listened before nodding with hopes things would continue smoothly. "Do you think Estel would do that for us? Or for me to be able to find Creed?" she had no idea that Silver was trying his best to help Leaf and Tool from behind the shadows to find Fire.
She looked down and put her hands behind her head. "I hope to be able to free everyone from the Owls." She muttered quietly looking down at the floor before looking ahead again then to Rinn. "Uh..um so do you have a spot you go to so to let the others cool off? Do you have to stay inside until Dante returns?" she asked curiously.
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writing_in_waters_star Captain
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2017 8:55 am
Dante would bow to his superior before taking his leave. He couldn't help but shoot a passing smirk at the guards stationed at the doorway before heading down to where he would find the vehicle and make his return journey back to their home base. ~*~*~ Renn nodded, "I'd let her finish whatever she's doing though..." He'd found out a long time beforehand Not to interrupt her whilst she was working - especially if she was transferring information between patrons... He wouldn't go into detail, but had learnt his lesson. In regards to a spot where he'd often disappear in order to keep out of the way of grumpy comrades, it would naturally be his room...but in this case, they'd practically passed the point of no return, so he opted to continue walking. "I have a place in mind," smirking, he led the way deeper into the tunnels until they seemed to be walking in almost pitch dark - he reached out for Viola's hand at this point, his eyes focussed upon a small point of light at the end. Eventually, as they neared the end of the tunnel, they would start to see mounds of land and piles of dirt. This location was different from the one where Jesse had shown Tala, it was still barren and uninhabited, but as they moved past the mounds of earth that had clearly been piled up to hide the entrance, Renn would break into a smirk, releasing Viola's hand - had she taken it - and leading the way towards the small park. There wasn't much, a few swings, a slide, a roundabout and a few creatures on springs. His eyes glanced across the climbing frame, but instead of advancing, he headed towards the swings, taking a seat before looking to Fire to follow. "This is one of Jesse's haunts, but as she wasn't with the others, I presume she's out with him" He didn't have anything really against Tala, but like a brother, he was somewhat protective of the females in the group and didn't really trust new bloods of the male gender... ~*~*~ Having opted to take the route back via train, Jesse and Tala had become delayed when the vehicle had been forced to stop due to a signaling failure further up the line... The guards were busily moving between the carriages, checking tickets and ensuring that passengers were reassured that their wait wouldn't be long... Giving Tala a nudge, Jesse handed him a card before drawing a second from her coat pocket. The male looked at her curiously, then lifted his eyes to the conductor as he made his way gradually along the carriage towards them. "It registers on their machine as someone of importance." Jesse whispered, her eyes also upon the man as he advanced, "Just hand it over when asked and don't say anything." she extended her hand as the man finally approached them, watching as he ran it through his scanner before grunting and lifting his eyes. Jesse nodded quietly, then prompted Tala to hand his over. "Beats me as to why you'd be taking such a common source of transport." the man muttered, "Don't you have servants to drive you places?""Even those of royal blood have the urge to explore urban modes of transport sometimes." Jesse rolled her eyes as she said this, "Although I think in future, his Highness might just think twice before opting for a seemingly swifter route..." she looked with narrowed eyes at Tala as though it had been his decision before relaxing slightly as the man handed back the card. "The only thing I can do is let you off here and point you towards the next station," he mentioned something about calling someone to pick them up, but Jesse said she had it covered. She would make a call to Dante as they were walking up towards the next stop, it was pure luck that he'd already picked up the vehicle and was on an almost direct route to the station. They made their way along the side of the track - with the escort of a man in a reflective jacket - before climbing the steps onto the vacant platform. Having donned one of the uniforms he'd found stashed amongst the supplies, Dante met them just past the gates, bowing in Tala's direction - purely for the benefit of the onlooking guards - before opening the door to the military vehicle and waiting for him to climb in. It felt strange acting as though he was someone important, although with little recollection of his original heritage before growing up under Cyrus's protection, perhaps it was a role he could adapt to? "Well...that was, interesting...?""Don't get used to it..." Dante smirked, "You were lucky Lord Raven was pleased with what we found, else you'd be walking."Feeling there was a hint of a scolding in that comment, Tala spent the rest of the journey back in silence, mostly he listened when Jesse asked Dante about how his meeting had gone. The guy liked to talk and with little to add to the conversation, the male kept his eyes on the world outside, occasionally twisting the I.D. Card between his fingers.
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Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 4:14 pm
Fire kept up with him, nodding in agreement. She didn't know the woman's temper but had a feeling she was better off not knowing. She listened intently and tilted her head slightly. "Where?" she asked quietly and almost jerked back when he took her hand but didn't. She let him and she even curled her fingers gently around his hand in return as she followed him into the darkness.
Her eyes took a bit to adjust to the change and she started to spy the light ahead of them. Where are we even going? she thought to herself as she continued to stay right with him. Viola watched the dirt piles before moving past them with him. Once outside her jaw dropped and her eyes, after closing and reopening, was in shock at the sight. It was different than anything she'd seen in the city. "Wow...what is this place?" she asked breathlessly.
It wasn't like any park she could recall and she followed after him once she shook herself out of her awe. Slowly she nodded as she listened and came up to the swings. She eyed over the frame closely before moving over and sat down in the open swing. "This place...it looks so different, ghostly and yet amazing at the same time. I wonder if this is one sign that Aphelia is trying to heal itself."
Viola picked up on the tone and looked to Renn as she started to push herself back and forth some while keeping her feet on the ground. "I'm not sure who this 'him' is but I bet he can't be all that bad if you guys let him near a team member. You all seem very close and caring about one another."
She would keep this up going silent before starting to push harder and start to gently swing, picking her feet up and smiled. She found this to feel fun and even brought her to feel like a child again. She would stay quiet for a while, looking at the ground before up at the sky. Renn is so nice to share this place. I wonder if he would still trust me if I told him what my temper brought to happen because I didn't want to be patient as Silver? she thought quietly before glancing over to Renn.
"Um can you tell me about your family? Sorry if I asked that already." She let out a small, tiny laugh as she came to a gradual stop before resuming swinging but keeping her feet close to the ground.
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Ritzu made her way to Raven's chambers and entered once the doors opened. "Lord Raven," she began as the doors closed. "I've completed the mission. It was a success and I even managed to get myself some samples."
Raven looked up from the documents he had gotten so far and nodded. "Very good and I have a new task for you."
"Oh? What is it?"
"I want you to get to work and make four beasts for me." He instructed causing her face to slightly pale.
"What do you mean? I can't make you any beasts. That's been outlawed for years, right?"
He frowned. "Don't lie to me. I got intelligence telling me you are able to reverse the beast creation so I want you to manufacture four beasts for Lord Wolf's Festival of the Hunt as a gift to him and the participants."
"Lord Raven, I don't know if I can do that."
He sat back sighing. "Fine, we'll just put up that little specimen you are keeping hidden away."
Ritzu froze and swallowed hard before closing her eyes with a deep breath. "Fine, you win, my lord." She said pushing her glasses up with a finger.
"Good, now you have time to do this and if you fail or come up short, your test subject will be joining the ones that successfully get made and last."
"I understand, is that all, Lord Raven?" she asked tensely.
"Yes, for now. You may go." He waved a hand dismissing her.
Ritzu gave a bow and turned, taking her leave and was growling to herself as she made her way back to her lab. What am I supposed to even use as test subjects to make them into beasts?! I don't want to use humans because that blasted Rosalie will just have a fit plus it's still against the overall law. Maybe I can use some rodents or something...or try cultivating the body in a stabilizing liquid as was once done with cloning....that could work... She thought over the possible options while making her back down to her lab area.
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writing_in_waters_star Captain
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 7:32 am
Renn could tell there wasn't much they could talk about, hence why Viola had asked him once again about his family, to which he merely repeated the same words from before, hiding the fact she'd already asked him the same question already,
"The only family I have is the guys down here, everything else is history." He again had little to say about his past, but through his mind flashed volumes - he was a refugee from another settlement who had grown up on the streets before luck allowed a chance meeting with Dante and Logir who invited him to join the gang, "I don't like to talk about my past because I can't really remember it all that well..." In truth, he could remember every second, but he wasn't willing to share something that had taken time to lock in the far reaches of his mind... He fell silent as he reflected over the memories of his old gang - he couldn't remember a proper family, a mother, father, siblings...no, his family had been a street gang lead by a male rather much like Dante; Axel was strong, firm, yet fair and a little cheeky at times...adored by many and respected by all...
It was believed that a plague had been released in the lesser managed parts of the town in order to control the bandits and rogues who were starting to become more confident, branching out into the richer parts of the settlement for easier pickings... It started off with a few individuals falling sick, penniless pinchers who nobody really cast an eye towards, these beggars were discovered down dark alleyways, their skin an eerie grey and their breaths so weak it was hard to tell if they hadn't already passed...
A young male from their gang had fallen foul of a passing merchant who slit him with a tainted blade, the wound hadn't seemed no more than a scratch, but when he returned to base, it became clear he had been infected... His health went downhill within days and although great measures were taken to ensure nobody else got sick, more souls started to fall.
Within a matter of weeks, half of the gang had passed from the plague, they were forced to relocate, but no sooner had they settled, they were forced to move on once again until eventually, the only one keeping their faith strong, was taken ill himself... Axel remained positive, but with his health fading, he could do very little to keep the morale strong. Those that were still alive ran errands, sticking by their leader as long as they could until that fateful night when the settlement's soldiers stormed their hideout...
Renn bit his lip as he remembered one of the older members dragging him away as Axel gathered what waning strength he had left and rose to buy his friends time to escape...
The male closed his eyes, then lifted his head at the sound of an engine. Immediately he tensed, spotting the military vehicle as it pulled around towards the park. "Get behind me." putting the thoughts of the past behind him, Renn rose to his feet and reached for the hilt of a blade he kept hidden on his belt.
He watched as the truck came to a stop, narrowing his eyes as the doors opened, then relaxing almost instantaneously as Jesse stepped out, followed by Tala.
It felt strange to see them leaving such a vehicle, but as Dante wound down the window as he drove past to stash the truck someplace safe, Renn could only assume it had been given to them by Lord Raven as payment for their work...
"You missed out." Jesse was still a little bitter from the way Renn had treated her that morning, but flicked her hair aside as she led Tala towards the tunnel, "Dante says you're washing up this week." she lied, noting the male's companion but saying nothing as she turned to leave.
Tala locked eyes with Renn momentarily, spotting the female and nodding a silent acknowledgement to her before following Jesse up the tunnel.
Renn stood there for a moment, resisting the urge to say or do anything in Jesse's presence before turning back towards Viola... "If anyone's gonna rat me out, it'll be her..." he sighed, "So...did you want to get this over with?" it only made sense to introduce Fire to their leader before the rest of the gang got their comments in... "Dante's a real nice guy...If you want to meet him?" Depending on her answer, he would offer to lead her to where they would often stash their gains - a small, abandoned building just a brief distance away from their hideout, somewhere they could get to quickly if needed, but not so close that it would become a liability if their base was ever discovered...
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