Clocking out from her shift, she wasted no time stepping into the alley to power up behind the dumpster. Throwing her work crap into her subspace, she finished the pizza she stole before making her way to the part of the city where she usually prowled for the drunks. Tonight, if she was lucky, that guy from the store earlier would be out and she could drain him and get all that nice a** cash from his wallet. Thinking about it a bit more, she kind of wanted to eat his starseed too. It had been a while since she had crunched one, leaving her a bit on edge and feeling prickly.
A little bit of her thought that might be a bad sign but she would figure it out later. As she made her way there, she paused and pulled a starseed from some drunk a*****e who was relieving themselves in the alleyway outside one of the bars. It was just in case, she told herself. Never knew when another knight or senshi would be ready for a tussle. Sometimes, she thought, that where there were knights, there was the chance of a ******** princess and she didn't want to get punched out by another one.
Keeping to the alleys and out of the main line of sight of most of the people who were congregating around the bar, she started looking for her mark. If she got him, that would pay her rent at least and get her some good actual food for the night.
Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 4:22 pm
Today was turning out to be a good day! He’d gotten a few odd jobs done, a new Puzzle, met some locals who could maybe end up being some new friends and the young woman he met at 711 gave him her number he didn’t notice at first! Not a bad day at all, he’d earn the few drinks he got from that bar she directed him to. The directions safely tucked into his pocket he found the place with no problem.
He still had to drive home so he only ordered two beers and enjoyed the game on the overhead TVs available. Just a nice way to end the day. Leaving the cash on the table and heading outside he typed in the greenhair girls' number into his phone. Still not knowing her name placed her under as 7/11 Girl. He sent her a text.
‘Hey, it’s Jasper! Wanted to say thanks for the Bar suggestion!’ looking up from the phone a breeze wind caught his hat knocking it off before he could catch it. As he quickly gave chase down the walkway.
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Bingo, she saw her phone light up from a text message and saw the little summary on the front it before she threw that into her subspace as well. There hadn't been a sound from the things, she always made sure to turn off the ringer and vibrate just in case. From her spot behind one of the dumpsters, she saw the hat he had on early rolling down the alley. Luck was on her side tonight or maybe it was Karma making up for them being another shitty man.
She was careful to stay low as she peeked out from behind the dumpster, confirming that he was about to walk into her range and out of the main view of the people at the bar. As the hat came to a stop in front of where she hid, she pulled back into the shadows before willing her monster to go forth. Waiting for the fog to spread and thicken took only an instant. Her skin prickled with excitement as she knew her monster would do their duty like a good little assistant and hold her target in place. Not the trap was set and she waited for the inevitable sound of surprise as someone got caught in her trap.
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 5:01 pm
Finally catching up to his troublesome object Jasper exclaimed ‘Gotchya!’ as he swept it off the floor of the alleyway. His victory was short-lived as a cold chill raced up his arms. His gut warned him something was off, wrong but it was just night and he had a few drinks so he tried to brush the feeling off as he replaced his old worn army hat. A gentle fog started to gather around him in an eerie wave, the light from the street lamps playing tricks on his buzzed eyes making the entrance seem farther away. “Come on Jasp, snap out of it.” He told himself out loud trying to walk out of the area and back to his bike. He wasn’t feeling up for a bar crawl anymore. Just as the fog grew a shard of ice ran down his back when an unidentified voice whispered from behind him. “Strong back for a good little boy, make a fine whip out of you I shall.” Jasper tried to twist around to see who was speaking but found himself unable to move his body. Only his head could turn just enough to see a childhood Nightmare! The Dullahan! Instant memories flooded his mind of his father's horror stories and warnings of the Myth. How if seen only marked one's death! How the Dark Fairy would rip it’s living victim spins out to use as a weapon. The Mechanic was not drunk at all, this couldn’t be real! Yet the warning from the 7/11 girl played in his mind. The warnings from the Tv that played.
He had to fight this! “No! Let me go!” He shouted pulling his arms as hard as he could trying to break whatever hold this thing had on him. This couldn’t be the Dullahan but whatever it was Jasper had to try to get away! Yet pull as he tried he couldn’t break it’s grip.
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 5:13 pm
She couldn't help but laugh a bit as they struggled against her creature. Stepping forward into the fog, it felt homey as usual to her. It only took a few short steps as she reached forward and ran her fingers over their chest, draining a bit of energy off them as she moved in closer so they could really see her. "Little thing, caught where you shouldn't be." She could smell the alcohol on him as she drained just a bit more, to make him more cooperative.
She hadn't gotten to savor messing with one of the drunks in a while and if he was as loaded as she thought he was, she was going to take her time. Reaching into his chest for a moment, she traced the edges of his starseed. "Maybe I can steal your heart? Keep you away from all the ladies in this town before you break any of theirs." She knew it would hurt them and she wanted it to hurt them. She wanted to hurt every man like this in this ******** city if she could manage it. The music from the bar was loud enough to cover some of the noise he made, at least enough to give any would-be bargoers a second thought on whether they heard someone who actually needed help instead of a barfight in progress.
Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 5:25 pm
It was so good to be out with Halle again. Honestly, the very fact that his brother was beside him again made Lisse feel as though they could take on the world.
The fact that he felt a slimy, awful feeling aura like that of the one who had given him his black eye which was thankfully gone…was only…a little bit tarnished by the fact that…well.
He was a lot less afraid than he would have been, that was a better way to put it.
“Okay, so…there’s a bad aura, I vote that we at least go and make sure it’s not someone doing something bad...like, that’s where there’s a bunch of bars and clubs right? I heard one of my classmates saying how he liked to go to one of the bars…I swear the guy has to be at least twenty and he’s in tenth grade…”
That was simply Hillworth for you though. He did realize at least that my by now.
Reaching out, he took hold of his brother’s hand and hopped with him towards the feeling of the nasty aura…and it looked as though it was a good thing he had.
It was a lady…because of course it was…all Chaos seemed to be made of women…which…
Honestly made him worry for Almere but…
“Oi! Why don’t you pick on someone your own size you creep?”
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 5:34 pm
It was a relief to finally have Lisse back where he could watch over him, instead of continually sneaking out to get into trouble by himself. Sensing the disgusting aura, it quickly became clear that they'd be getting in trouble together at least. Picking up a decent sized rock as the closed in on it, Halle scanned the area for more signatures.
Nothing.
As his brother yelled, he took a moment to aim with experienced precision and hurled the rock at the lady. Hissing quietly at Lisse, Halle hurriedly said, "If she teleports, try and keep to her otherside, so we can bookend her."
Learning that their enemies could teleport had truly added another layer to his many nightmares of late. If this conflict were a chess game, it would be like facing a board full of queens.
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 5:55 pm
She turned back as she felt a rock hit her in the shoulder. What the ******** was that? It was then that she noticed two knights, but they were... pastel. Oh god, that was disgusting. Tapping Jasper's starseed on more time, she pulled her arm out as her magic faded. She would be back for that later, and his money.
Did they sound like high schoolers? No way right? Well, it didn't matter, they were knights and she had a bone to pick with them. She stepped forward quickly, the sound of her bone heels on the pavement quickening as she picked up the pace and closed the distance. She knew she was outnumbered but they looked young and worst case, she had that starseed from earlier for a bit of an extra pep in her step.
"Maybe I will, I wonder if your star seeds taste like pixie sticks." With that, she aimed her magic at the one that threw the rock as she closed in to deck the other.
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 7:01 pm
His struggling paused only as he heard a womans voice in the fog. This had to be a dream, he must have had more then he thought all of this was some crazed dream it had to be. Her voice seductive, threatening as he felt her fingers trace down his shirt as his strength was leaving him. How, what? The Monster still had him, was she working with the thing?! Before he could defend himself, clearly she was looking for someone else, her hand shot inside him and a loud cry broke his vocal cords as her hand pushed through his chest grabbing something deep inside. The pain was unlike anything he’d felt before. He had no idea how long she held him like that, his eyes hazed as she seemed to release for a moment. His ears were ringing, did he hear…other voices? Another electorifying jolt shot through him, her reward of his screams as Jasper felt himself smash into the pavement of the alley. His hand grabbed his chest trying to see blood or anything on himself but shocked to find nothing. How…her hand was clearly inside him a second ago! Looking up hearing what sounded like young boys shouting Jasper watched as the crazed woman directed her attention back to them with an icy hand drawing forth. This was too much, he had to get out of here! Shakily he got to his feet and shuffled closer to the wall using his hands to guide himself and tried to escape.
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 10:19 am
The biggest downside to being Lisse was the fact that he seemed to keep getting punched. A lot.
Though, a good consequence of this was the fact that he was also getting better at dodging away from punches.
The one that this crazy b***h threw only grazed his shoulder and the amount of joy that gave him was…phenomenal. Giving a whoop, he reached out and shoved at the crazy woman with the long hair. “Do you think it’s cool to just pick on dumb old people who have nothing better going on in their lives?”
He thought it was an apt description…the guy was over in the party section of town so obviously that must be what kind of a person he was…and if it wasn’t.
Well, at least he was safe. That was what really mattered.
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 12:22 pm
The closer she came the more certain Halle became that this lady was bad news. The sort of lady who liked being someone else's bad news. When the fog started pouring from her, along with something inside of it? It was a very grim sort of learning moment. He'd wanted to trap her between them, so one of them would always be safe and able to fight.
But magic meant that sometimes a lone opponent wasn't necessarily fighting by themselves. He began to move away from the fog, trying to back up, get a clearer view of the lady and more importantly, Lisse. Who she was attacking.
Halle tried to charge at her through the fog, but the lurking shadow was faster, catching him in a chilly grip. "Get off him!" He shouted, struggling to get free.
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 12:38 pm
She'd hit the kid, at least a bit but they were able to dodge. She took the shove with a smile as she grabbed him and pulled her knee up to hit him where it would hurt. "Piece of s**t deserves it and if you wanna bug me about it I don't mind taking out a kid too." It was partially true at least, she wasn't about to think about those implications, it was above her paygrade why the universe throws kids into this s**t. She'd get them down on the ground if she could before the other one broke free. Maybe if she was lucky she would make it out with 3 starseeds tonight and no princess in sight.
She saw, in the corner of her eye, that her creature had the other one. That evened the playing field. As for Jasper, she couldn't see him anymore. <******** there goes my rent money. She was getting more and more pissed as things kept stacking up against her. That prickly feeling was getting worse but she could handle two kids, right?
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Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2024 9:31 pm
The sound of fighting happening behind him. Those were children! Children fighting a monster! He should turn back, he shouldn’t leave them alone with that psycho woman! He should turn back but pain still struck his core. He was helpless to stop her, powerless to help the children. If he turned back he’d die. As he stumbled in the fog, something caught his foot and he fell hitting the hard pavement. Screaming in pain as his shirt ripped as he braced himself in the fall. Jasper slammed his fist to the floor. “I want to help them!” He cried, feeling helpless. “I need to fight back.” He asked the fog. Then a light caught his eye, his front pocket felt heavy all of a sudden as if something dropped in it. Pulling out the thing he saw it was a strange glowing spotted copper rustic gear. It was warm to the touch, beating like a heart. It was familiar like seeing an old friend but he’d never seen this object before. Holding it close to his chest he squeezed the gear he closed his eyes feeling power course thru him.
Above his head a loud, a gong rang like a bell striking the hour. Something changed, he didn’t feel in pain anymore, he felt stronger as if his strength returned. From his hat goggles appeared, his clothes transforming, rewinding their threads. Standing tall, the small gear tight in hand his fist tightened feeling the gloves surge. He didn’t know what was happening but all he knew is now he could fight.
Turning back to the Allyway the Page of Pluto raced back to the trio. Once in sight, he stood his Ground. “Hey Heartbreaker, Why don’t you pick on someone your own size.” His fist raised in a traditional boxer stance as he rushed forward to punch her face with a hail-mary throw.
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Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2024 7:48 pm
Lisse groaned and though he was happy that Halle was with him in this fight…he wished that neither of them had to be doing this at all. It was crazy. This lady was crazy and…
Oh.
Suddenly there was a player three joining the fight against the crazy lady…and though he seemed to have…lame…comebacks…
Honestly. Didn’t they all at this point?
“Halle! Why don’t we punch back a bit, now there’s three of us, and triangles are supposed to be strong, right?”
It was nonsense…but hopefully it freaked the woman out…he severely doubted it but…
…Yolo?
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Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2024 9:11 pm
I don't taking out a kid too.
The woman's words were even more chilling than the thing gripping Halle. He struggled harder to pull free. Magic attacks had limits right? Like if he used enough force, or if enough time passed. When the large, adult page stepped into the fight, Halle didn't stop struggling but at least the situation was now less of a waking nightmare.
"Yeah! Go for it!" He called out to his brother, who was doing his best to act like he knew both geometry and fighting. But with back-up now, it was better for them to stay and deal with her than insist they run away.
Finally it felt like he was about to break free. Which meant a forceful, graceless stumble as there was suddenly nothing to pull against.
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