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 Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 7:16 pm
Cold.. it was the first thing that registered as the Jackal lay in his human form, hardly feeling the hot liquid sliping from his hip as he stared up at the cathedrial ceiling. a bottle of whiskey was in his left hand, his eyes half closing as he took a swig and chuckled. Odd but true, he actually functioned better while drunk.. no pain to slow him down. He had killed another rogue wolf pack tonight, the bite marks and the chunk missing from his hip proving that they hadnt liked his interption. like he gave a damn.. taking another drink he let his eyes close fully, allowing himself to go numb as he thought of his children. Ilasis, so like her mother.. Psyc.. ironically, so like himself. sighing he sat himself up, his back against the alter as his white robes turned red on his left side. " ah Shay, would our children have been as beautiful?" he flicked his orange gaze to the cross above the entry way, adding thoughtfully. " Still not worth talking to me, is it.." he came here nearly every time he killed another wolf, hopeing for some small sign his Mate had passed to Anubis's care.. but still, he had heard nothing.
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 7:27 pm
'Blood,' Mim thought, 'Alot of it.' Fingering her pockets, she smiled in satisfaction when she felt her familiar first-aid: sewing kit, lighter, and gauze. They'd save her numerous visits to the hospital. A coffin even, not that she wasn't unfamiliar with those either...
Kicking open the door, Mim entered the cathedral and almost immediately her eyes were drawn to Jackal and his bottle of whiskey. "Hey," she called, "I'm looking for a pissy old Jackal, you him?" Nudging the door closed with her hip, Mim lowered her hood and approached the bleeding man.
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 7:36 pm
" There is another?" smiling he droped his head back against the alter, his accented voice dry as he agreed. " In your words, i am the 'pissy old Jackal'. what do you want human." twirling the bottle on the floor he sat completely relaxed, appearing vonerable even as he listened to her foot falls. only a fool would think him unable to fight.. drunk or not, dying or not, Asa would always be ready to kill something. when she reached the front pew he let out a warning growl. " Thats far enough, speak and then leave me."
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 7:55 pm
"You shouldn't drink, with a would like that," she noted, "you'll only bleed more. Unless that's your intention..." Crouching, Mim leaned against her parasol, completely unaffected by the warning growl, but smart enough not to step past the front pew.
"Here's the deal," she said, "I'm not okay making requests while somebody's bleeding to death. So, if you'll permit me, I'll check that wound out, tell you what I want, you'll say yes, and I'll be on my merry way. How's that?"
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 8:08 pm
Amusement lit his orange eyes as he looked at her, quickly replaced by his surly temper as if catching himself from being too nice to her. " Your thinking as a human, girl." To a human, maybe even a normal wolf.. this would thin the blood. to a jackal.. it just gave them a pleasent mind set for a few hours as the whiskey was turned into protiens and water. ah the blessings magic.. A wolf howl split the air, fairly close. proving just how stable he really was, Asa stood smoothly and discarded the bottle in a waste bin.. his gaze flicking to the human as he remembered her presence. " Say what you want, and ill tell you yes or no." he was looking at the door now.. the preditor clear in his eyes as he listened to a second wolf's howl. wordlessly he pulled the white robe from his shoulders, letting it fall to the floor and leave his upper body bare to the chilled air.
It was then that he caught her scent.. and his entire attitude changed. she had a mateing mark on her.. looking at the woman he held his hand out, palm up as he asked softly. " Your mark.. may i see it?"
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 8:16 pm
Mim nodded wordlessly, biting the bandage, tearing it to reveal Rin's mark. "He died," she said, "the mark should've taken us both and it did." Bitterly, she added, "Lucky me, they brought me back from the dead."
Although she was semi-distracted by the Jackal, her attention was focused on the door. Her parasol was gripped firmly within her right hand. If anything came through there, she'd be ready.
"They're close," Mim whispered.
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 8:25 pm
He studied her for a moment, then lifted her palm until it rested against his heart. " He was Teprim, a brother to me." running a finger over her scars he added. " you are a worthy mate to him, Anubis crys when your souls cannot join as they should." allowing her to pull away he studied the door, asking calmly. " We share this hunt, no?"
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 8:45 pm
"If you're capable of keeping up," Mim replied jokingly. Pulling her sword from the parasol sheath, she readied herself. Another howl resonated through the night and she smiled to herself.
"Mim," she added, "Or Lydia. And whom may I ask am I sharing this hunt with? Certainly more than a pissy old Jackal..."
Elsewhere, Mina had already found the rogue wolves. Six. It was unusual of her, but she felt nervous suddenly. She'd faced numerous foes, but never six at once. Without Gage. More so, she was disappointed in herself. So distracted that she hadn't sensed them following her until she had tracked her mother just outside the cathedral.
"Father, grant me strength."
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 9:12 pm
" Asa." without hesitating he was heading out towards the pack, a promise of death in his shadowed glory.
A rough voice sounded from behind the girls shoulder, a growling accented voice that mused. " As you wish." stepping from the shadows near a wolf he lifted it by the scruff of its neck, his side wound forgotten as he tossed the beast into the far wall. another jumped at her and he caught its chest fur, planting it into the ground and pounding its throat as he growled in a harsh lupin dilect. " We.. do not.. attack.. Females.."
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 9:24 pm
Crouching low, Mina sliced open another's stomach, entrails hitting the ground with a splat. Simultaneously, Mimicry swung, decapitating the beast. Planting the parasol into the ground, Mim lifted herself up, kicking another beast in the jaw. Then, bringing the hilt of her sword down, she beat it repetitively in the skull till she heard that satisfying crack.
"Mother, you're getting rusty." Mina jested. Mim rolled her eyes, adding, "Have to save a few for my friend here..."
It was suspicious. Lately, there'd been a rapid increase in rogues. It wouldn't have been so troublesome if they hadn't been forming packs to hunt the innocent.
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 9:50 pm
Seeming to think the same thoughts, Asa back handed the last wolf near him.. ignoring the cruch as the beasts neck snapped. lifting a ear peice from his pocket he hit the link, speaking rappidly in egyptian. he didnt have to wait long, a man droping down from the roof near them. he looked simular to Asa, but there were deffinintly differences. his build was leaner instead of the muscled bulk of Asa.. and his eyes, which were brown, held something close to insanity in them. Glancing up Asa asked sharply in english. " Is this your games again?"
Looking annoyed Psyc bent and lifted the head Mim had severed. he placed his finger just inside the mouth, then shook his head and tossed it away.. saying in irritation. " Not mine, sour puss, the temp is too low. These are the Rippers wolves, revived but only just." They knew that Jack the Ripper was back.. they just didnt know where he (for they thought it was a he) was.. or even who he was as of yet. which, of course, pissed Psyc off to no end. He sent a side long glance at the women and grinned, saying wickedly. " what i would give for a chew toy that looked like Them.."
" Put a leash on it, Psyc, they are not for you. i want all of these spliced and then destroyed.. no toying with their DNA this time." Asa ordered, studying the dead wolves with pure disgust. " So Jack the Ripper is a necromancer.. or has one in his control.."
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 10:16 am
"Mmhmm," Mina lowered her sunglasses, obviously admiring the newest stranger. "To be that chew toy..." She smirked when she noticed Mim rolling her eyes again.
Mim examined another wolf corpse. "You're right," she said, "no wonder they didn't bleed as much." It was amusing, how disappointed she sounded at that. A necromancer. Avarice, while he had resided with Kirai, had many lycan followers. Raising these rogues...it wasn't a completely ridiculous thought. However, he wasn't the only one capable of raising the dead.
"Asa," Mim said, "what if we gathered a list, naming every necromancer within the area? It would narrow our search." Even if the lead didn't take them to Jack the Ripper, there was a strong possibility of them uncovering a connection to him.
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 5:51 pm
Glancing back at Mim Psyc answered for Asa, winking slyly at Mina as he warned. " Necromancers are the most commen, but be aware that other creatures can animate the dead if trained to do so. Anything that is connected to the spiritual world can learn such things."
" But Lady Mim has a point. locate all known spirit dealers and put a tag on them." Asa looked at Mim, his expression grim as he listed from the top of his head. " Quin is a spirit speaker, but i refuse to think him part of this. Riley, a loyal wolf of my pack, is also out of the question.. it leaves the vampire Zoey and her cubs, or the two you have named."
Psyc actually sighed, seeming depressed as he placed a hand over his heart. " Ah, to not be counted in the list.. my evilness must be re-introduced to the innocents!" though his tone was teasing.. it was clear he did feel a bit annoyed at this. Psyc prided himself on being harsh and evil..
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 6:48 pm
Mina smiled, playfully bumping her hip against Psyc's own. "It's okay, stranger," she purred, "steal a kid's candy, make a baby cry. Now that's evil. It'll put Jack the Ripper to shame and you'll be on top...of that list before you realize it."
Walking to Asa's robes, Mim gathered them off the floor, offering them to him. "I want to join the Idolians," she said, "that is my request. Not only for myself, but on Phantom's behalf as well." Her eyes glowed, challenging yet determined.
'Won't let you down, Phantom. We're gonna do this.'
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