[PRP] You Drive Me Crazy (Lethe x Khonvoum Pahket)

[tefla]

This is an RP between tefla's Lethe and Nyx Queen of Darkness's Khonvoum Pahket.

Teepees - Tefla, Nyx Queen of Darkness  

[tefla]

Seasons come and then they go. Summer had come and gone and left a bitterly cold fall morning for a mare to wander around in. Lethe felt her body shake before she tossed the irritation aside. She had no time for feeling the bite of the cold. There were still a lot of things that she could do in order to push through a little plan that would see destruction to her race.

The mare scoffed at that thought before reflecting on the rumors of an invasion. How interesting would that be to see? However Lethe would not be able to satisfy her appetite for massacres and still fend off the cold.

Instead the mare glanced at the puddle at her feet before moving swiftly away from the scene of the crime that she had just committed. The stallion should not have made her angry.

As she walked away from that bloody scene Lethe came to a decision. She needed to continue causing mischief and mayhem. Anything else would bring Barracus's wrath down on her.  

[Nyx Queen of Darkness]

Khonvoum moved slowly, scenting the blood on the air. The kalona invasion had been...perfect. The coming of the hordes could hide his own murderous rampage, his own terrible wrath. It had been easy to hide them amongst the terrible happenings.

No one would even think to blame him.

He kept a steady clip, coming up to the body and glancing around. One. Not a kalona here. He sniffed the air deeply and tried to put the situation together. Someone wasn't far off...alone.

Oh this would be good. Very good.  

[tefla]

There was something that tickled the hairs on the back of her neck. An early warning system it wasn't but usually Lethe relied on her gut instincts. The feeling of something being off had grown stronger since she had left the site of her kill. A skilled predator would know to take to the shadows in order to discover just what the sense of unease came from or whom it came from. Lethe was not playing that game today.

Although she was every inch the predator she knew enough that sometimes individuals could be fooled if one played the victim. Lethe fought the instinct to glance over her shoulder. For once she denied herself the thrill of figuring out who exactly seemed to be tailing her. Acting innocent had been drilled into her by the being she considered a parent. Although there was no actual emotional bond between herself and the one that had taken her in.

Lethe paused to scent the air ... soon ... it would come down to a meeting all too soon. Then the real fun and games could begin.  

[Nyx Queen of Darkness]

Khonvoum moved gracefully along the path, following the scent. Female, and alone. His fancy had been tickled.

He moved ghost-like through the woods--for a moment, he considered taking flight and coming down from above. However, he stayed grounded. There was no fear in this scent, no knowledge that he was coming.

Slowing, he found himself gazing through the foliage at a young mare.  

[tefla]

Lethe's movements had taken her far out of her normal range but that wasn't too much of a concern for her. Barracus had taught her not to fear the unknown as well as other little lessons that had stuck with the mare. As the sounds of her pursuer closed in Lethe scratched at the ground with her talon-ed feet. The blood from her earlier altercation still lingered on each tip. For a moment her gaze remained on the ground as if she had lost something. It was all a matter of timing. The acting would have to be just right.

All of her sudden her head snapped up to look on a strange stallion's figure. Her icy blue eyes locked onto his before she gave a small exclamation of surprise. "Oh, you startled me. Can I help you with something?"
 

[Nyx Queen of Darkness]

Her lines were smooth, but there was a certain something about her that was disconcerting. She did not hold herself like a normal mare. He took a few steps closer, sniffing the air for a trap as he folded his might wings closer.

"Are you alone?" There was something...not right. He couldn't put his talon on it though...  

[tefla]

"Are you alone?"

She was still in acting mode. Lethe's gaze widened perceptively as the stallion asked his question. Her head turned to scan the area before she returned her gaze to the stallion before her. Lethe's actions would have seemed amiss to anyone that really knew her well. The stallion was a stranger. Lethe's talons curled through the dirt beneath easily, tearing furrows that remained out of sight of the stranger. It was one thing to assume the role of damsel in a scenario but Lethe was finding it difficult to maintain the charade.

Her gaze remained solid on the stallion's strange features as a small, almost invisible tremble wracked her frame. Another small movement from a seemingly innocent beauty, but an act all the same. Her voice seemed hesitant as she spoke, "what if I am alone?"  

[Nyx Queen of Darkness]

She was looking at him strangely. The look seemed off, but again he couldn't place. Despite her appearances, the hunter in him tensed in preparation. He studied her, the fine lines of her body. She was not weak, she had at least some muscles.

Around her neck hung some tiny skull, whether it was an actual skull or not remained to be seen. A bat clinged to her back, her tail was short almost looking docked. But her eyes were the strangest blue--bright and disconcerting as winter snows. Her hair hung about her in a soft feminine way, and yet---still something bothered him that he couldn't define.

There was too many gaffes in her appearance, too many things that seemed...off. But should he let on? Or should he play the dangerous game?

He smiled, "Sweetling, why are you out here all alone?  

[tefla]

This charade was getting just a little too hard to maintain with a straight, innocent, face. Lethe's gaze dropped at the stallion's next question before she gave a soft little sound of dismay. It was then that she caught sight of the claws that adorned the stranger's front feet. He had talons! Even though she was slowly drawing her trap closed around this stranger it was just too easy to keep playing her little game. Her head swung up to check the area around them before she gave a weak smile to the stallion.

"But I am not alone. For if I were alone you would not be here."

The mare cursed her voice as it came out stronger sounding than she had wanted it to. Oh well, Lethe's gaze narrowed as she let her head come back up to meet the stallion's. She shed the air of innocence and snarled softly, "Why are you here?"  

[Nyx Queen of Darkness]

Khonvoum watched her with wary eyes, one minute all timid and waifish. But now, she was snappy and brittle--dark and brooding. He felt himself baring his teeth at her, "Why, I smelled prey."

He took an appreciative sniff of the air, "But maybe I've found something that'll give me some fight for once. Maybe something more than just a snack." He watched her movement. He was sure no one else was near. This mare, she was interesting...  

[tefla]

Lethe's gaze narrowed considerably at this stallion's cool arrogance. She spun herself around to face this stranger head on instead of having to crane her neck to glimpse him in her gaze. Lethe's talons raked the earth as she recalled the unfortunate soul that had angered her so earlier. For a brief moment she considered that was what the stallion meant when he said that he'd scented prey. She was about to say something in a reply when her mind registered his next couple of sentences.

Those little inconsequential words that signified this stallion's impending doom had Lethe furious. Her body stiffened as anger flooded through her and destroyed any rational thought. Her icy blue eyes grew more dangerous as she suddenly launched herself towards the stallion. The claws on her right foreleg came up as she decided wanted to draw blood. Her hope at first was to surprise him and put him off guard and perhaps weaken him too. Then maybe she'd score open his side and wound him terribly. Her voice rose as her lean frame passed his. "You are sadly mistaken if you dare to think for one moment I'd let you be the one to kill me."  

[Nyx Queen of Darkness]

Khonvoum felt his skin laid open by her glinting talons, he growled fiercely and lunged back at her. His teeth seeking to grab her hair and jerk her around by it, while his back talons struck out seeking flesh.

His blood pumped harder, and he smelled blood. Hers or his, no matter. It drove him further. Tonight was going to be very....very fun.  

[tefla]

Lethe felt the stallion's teeth catch the tip of her mane before she yanked her head away. She felt his hooves strike somewhere on her body. Her mind noted that of the opening volley between them that she would have been the victor. However it seemed as if this battle was just beginning. Her icy blue gaze narrowed in consternation before she gave a low growl. Her own talons flashed out dangerously. Her body and mind sunk into the battle and let nothing else distract her.

The stranger would have had a height and weight advantage but Lethe was smaller in size and as long as she kept moving the stallion wouldn't be able to pin her down as easily. One strike of her foreleg talon caught and tore at the stallion's vest ... and stuck there before shredding through the fabric like a sharp pair of cutting shears. Her voice came out low and angry, "Don't dare to assume that you can best me. I've drawn first blood. Who is to say I won't draw your blood last of all?"

Nyx Queen of Darkness

 

[Nyx Queen of Darkness]

tefla

This one, she had fire. He snarled half smiling as he watched her move. She had grace that was sure, but she was raw and dangerous. He could see the hot flashing anger in her eyes. Ever like his father, he knew that that was a weapon he could use against her.

"You can hope, but it's you who'll be cursing my name as you lay dying," he lunged at her again with his teeth bared and his claws stretch out to rend the flesh on her neck and side.

She'd torn open his vest, left giant raking claw marks on him--child's play, just a little bit of flirting. If she lived through this, if the bloodlust didn't kill them both...then maybe...She'd be someone he'd love to fight with again and again, someone who he may be interested in siring some heirs with.