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 Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 11:09 am
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Lance, panting, started to try and still his breathing. He looked at the vampire, serene, the smallest hint of a smile. He raised his hand weakly to S.V.'s cheek and stroked it with his thumb. "As you wish," he said, "I will not die."
Yaga went over to the cupboard and started wrapping something into a cloth. She put it into a basket with a pouch of blood and handed the basket to Ethan. "The blood is for Blake, the meat is for you. You'll need the energy." She pointed to the ground at the rats running out of the house, through cracks in the walls. "Follow the rats." Once Ethan's eyesight was on the rats and not on Yaga, she disappeared. Once Ethan blinked, the house was gone and only a running trail of rats remained, heading out of the city and towards the rising sun.
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Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 4:00 pm
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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 9:22 pm
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 12:36 pm
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Lance blinked, and then went to follow. "Wait, S.V..." Did he really think Lance wasn't going to protect S.V.? Lance just promised he wouldn't die, but that didn't mean he was going to leave him. He was stopped while heading to the door.
The door closed, and on the other side was Vanessa. She smiled at her brother, who took a few steps back, his chest rising and falling. "No..."
"Oh you don't look happy to see me, brother."
"How did you get in here? S-"
"Be silent."
Lance's mouth closed, and he couldn't make a sound.
"Ohhhhhhhh my poor little brother. You've forgotten me. Come here."
Lance's legs trembled, but he walked closer to her and she embraced him. "My darling little brother... I want you to come back to me. Now that you are free from that rotten cage... We can be together again. I tried to save you, I did. I was so worried."
Lance's eyes lowered, and he put his arms around her, to his own accord.
Anasophia looked at Demeter with a look of surprise, then gratitude. "You... You would want me even though I wasn't able to take Master Blake's place? I... Mistress Demeter. I would be honored." To be with someone as good as Demeter, someone who wouldn't kill her on a whim and even perhaps treat her with as much kindness as one could get away with. So only beatings in public, which was better than most could ask for. Besides, Anasophia quite liked Demeter.
"Brother... I know this is going to be hard for you to understand. Before you can come to me, you have to do something for me?"
"What?" Lance asked, "What is it?"
"I need you to kill that alien. The one your vampire owner keeps."
"What? No. I can't, sister. I can't-"
"Listen to me, Lance. You cannot harm S.V. without penalty of death. But you cannot leave his side by law, or that is punishable by death. The only thing you could do is do something so horrible that he will disown you on his own accord... Or if someone else were to kill him, then I could claim you. I do not want to kill your vampire lord, Lance. The only other way for you to be with me is to kill Ethan."
"But... I want to be owned under S.V."
"After all they've done to you. You're going to bend to the will of a vampire? After all the humans they've killed. After killing your parents. If I hadn't found you, you would also be dead because of them. Listen to me, Lance. He's lying to you."
"No-"
"He's just a vampire. Vicious. Bloodthirsty. A monster. And he has you under his spell."
"That isn't... No. He isn't."
"Then if you're so set on saving him, you know I have the power to do so... But I cannot and will not protect him, dear brother, unless you are safe with me."
Lance was silent.
"Either you kill the alien. Or S.V. and probably you will die. I know that with Blake gone, you have no more protection. Even if Blake was alive, there is no guarantee he would win against his father. And even if he did, could you really trust a vampire that imprisoned and tortured you? I don't want you dead, dear brother. Please."
"Sister, I..." His arms wrapped tighter, but he ended up hugging himself. Lance opened his eyes and Vanessa was gone. Lance stood there in the room alone.
The rats were leading him through the city streets and into the woods. It was the thickest part, the place filled with lycans and beasts that can stay in the day and in the night. The outreaches where law of the kingdom did not extend. This is why the place was called the Unlawful Forest. Pixies flew from one place to another. The rats stayed away from strange lavender mist. There were thuds and howls in the distance, and not too far there were giants ten to fifteen feet high. None of these creatures were friendly, and the rats still ran deeper. They were going into forest siren territory, which would be especially bad for someone like Ethan. They attracted beings attracted to men and ate them to consume their souls or essence. Even still, the rats went closer.
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 11:08 am
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 11:29 am
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 3:34 pm
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 3:59 pm
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 7:35 am
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 11:09 am
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Anasophia, dizzy from the feeding, went to look for a place to sit for a little bit as she listened. Demeter was definitely hungry, but Ana was very glad to have helped. She looked at S.V. and Demeter, the two vampires that would be most effected by Blake's death... She wished he was here. For them. And for Ethan, and for Peter and Flopsy.
She was sure Lance would be alright, though she wasn't sure just how strongly Lance felt about S.V. Even for Lance's sake, perhaps, if only he was alive. She couldn't admit to her own feelings, but she wished he was alive for her sake as well. It was so kind for Demeter to take her in. Even so... Serving the prince was such a happy time for her, even though looking back, he never actually used her for her intended purposes, and was even angry when she was wounded. He kept claiming to have no feelings for the misuse of humans, but Ana wasn't so sure.
The man smiled and walked a couple steps closer. He seemed to glide, like in a dream. He was welcoming, opening an arm toward Ethan. With a voice perhaps even more captivating than the smell and sight combined he said, "Come to me."
There was a light rustle in the bushes nearby, but there was nothing there. Perhaps a small creature, nothing to worry about.
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 4:52 pm
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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 2:16 am
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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 2:29 am
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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 3:00 am
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A hand from behind him grabbed his wrist before he could get his gun. "You do not want to do that."
Another hand grabbed his other hand, keeping him contained. "What an odd-looking creature."
"I'm sure he will be a fine feast," the one in the center said.
'Youuu aaare...'
Something zoomed past and the two arms holding onto Ethan let go when they were flown away.
"What?!" The one in the center looked around, and was met with a figure standing between him and Ethan.
The creature stood profile; the first thing Ethan would notice would be the combination of lizard-like skin and feathers. Its torso was long, possibly to accommodate the extra set of arms. Mostly green, there were purple markings swirling from the left side of his face to his stomach. It had a long tail with a design in the shape of an eye at the end. Its hair was set like a mohawk from front to its back, like a zebra's mane. Its eyes were a strange assortment of colors and big. It wore white gloves, a scarf haning from the upper part of its tail, and not much else. It certainly looked male, but lacked a vital part.
"What ARE you?" The forest siren asked in disgust.
At this point, the creature looked at Ethan. It didn't have any expression on its face, but there was an aura about it that seemed to signify concern, hastiness and fear. 'Ruuun...' That same voice in Ethan's head said, and the creature looked over to where it first came from, as if it was instructing Ethan to go that way.
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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 3:05 am
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