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Post by Jack on Dec 24, 2008 19:43:47 GMT -5
The body of the woman was slumped over the side of the well, blood dripping into the ever full Blood Well. Her eyes were glazed over and her face twisted in pain. She was a sure beauty but had died in pain. Her red curls hung down and was streaked with blood as it continued to drip from her neck. Alex knew better than to feast on humans this close to the Blood Well. What the Hell was the Blood Well for then?! But, here he was. He had taken a female mortal back with him after leaving Willym. When Chainz had touched him, it sent the beast within him in a frenzy. If he couldn't have her, he'd have someone else.
He had been too rough with this mortal. He had been unable to control himself. After he got what he wanted, he decided he wanted a meal. Only after was he done with that did he realize what he had done. It was almost bi-polar, this curse; the beast. Ast times, he was in control but at other times, when he couldn't control the beast, he found he couldn't remember what happened, let alone stop what was happening. Now he sat leaning aganist the stone of the blood well, his shirt was off and bloody scratches adorned his chest as well as streaks of blood from his victim. His parents would never forgive him for this but it had satied his thirst and the beast and he had himself back....for now.
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Post by Ivak on Dec 25, 2008 18:24:49 GMT -5
"Having problems?" a frigid voice haunted the air. The voice, belonged to an equally cold owner. Moving with almost a spectral grace towards the male and his kill came a vampriss adorned in dark-shaded clothing. The female held a closed parasol in one of her hands, holding it against her side without much care. Buttons of spades and hearts held her long-sleeved top closed, colours matching the crimson seams. Zenobia looked down at the woman that Alex held over the well and raised a fine brow. She slipped her finger under the open collar of the mortal, catching a few drops of blood. Without much facial change, she examined the blood, and flicked it off her finger uninterestedly.
“Well, now. I thought you could kill better than this….” Zenobia’s grey eyes traveled up to Alex’s face.
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Post by Jack on Dec 25, 2008 18:36:46 GMT -5
Alex glanced up at her as she approched. A fellow vampire. Not a threat. The beast within him didn't even stir. He sighed and shook his head. "Ridicule me all you want..." he growled, standing up. "This isn't how I used to be." he motioned to the woman. "This wasn't supposed to happen. I-I lost control...." he leaned on the well with his hands, his eyes searching the bottomless well as his thoughts roamed through the last day. At last, he turned his attention back to Zenobia and frowned. "What are you doing here anyway?" he asked her, raising a slender brow.
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Post by Ivak on Dec 25, 2008 18:46:05 GMT -5
"Hmph. What a pity."
The female rolled her eyes, crossing her slender arms. The vampriss's eyes ventured away from the well and Alex for a few moments, toying with her parasol. She looked up as Alex asked his question, and turned to him again.
"Do I really need a reason to be wandering around?" she commented.
She didn't know why she had ventured here herself. Zenobia shook her head. She was here, because she was here. That was good enough.
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Post by Jack on Dec 25, 2008 18:52:13 GMT -5
He snorted. "Whatever. No I suppose you don't have a reason to need to be here." he shot her a look. "Forgive me for starting a conversation..." he growled, crossing his arms in irritation. He leaned down and pulled his shirt back over his head, his scratched immediatly bleeding into his shirt but he didn't seem to care. He looked nothing like his twin now who had blonde hair and blue eyes. Now he had dark brown hair and black eyes with no whites at all. It almost looked like onyx stones were set in where his eyes used to be. He was now the creature Chainz had turned him into. Neither vampire nor lycan. After a moment's silence as he seethed with anger for no reason, he turned back to her. "Let's start over shall we? I need someone to talk to for awhile." he glanced at the dead body. "In case something goes wrong." he bowed. What else to do? "My name is Alex. Who might this beauty be?" he asked her, flashing her a smile.
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Post by Ivak on Dec 25, 2008 19:01:54 GMT -5
Zenobia looked at him through the corners of her keen eyes. She listened to his words, and in her mind questioned him; 'Why would you think something would go wrong?'.
Her eyes landed on his for a moment, and she felt uneased by them. Never had she seen eyes such as his. As he bowed and introduced himself, Zenobia returned his bow with a curtsy.
"My name's Zenobia." she nodded. "Pleasure to meet your acquaintance, Alex." the vampire felt almost intrigued by his charm, and smiled back, but didn't allow herself to smile for long.
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Post by Jack on Dec 25, 2008 19:08:40 GMT -5
Alex nodded, accepting her words as he straightened back up. "Please, don't let me deter you from your current mission. If you are in a hurry or going somewhere, would you mind at all if I joined you?" he asked her, pushing the body all the way into the well, a loud splashing indication she hit the bottom. Her body would make the blood taste all that much better. "I'm supposed to be in hiding but I refuse to be near my parents and their new brat and if I am alone, I will go crazy. Some to talk to would ease my burden." he told her.
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Post by Ivak on Dec 25, 2008 19:14:41 GMT -5
Zenobia watched as Alex shoved the carcass of the dead woman into the well, and listened to the SPLOOSH that returned to her ears from the depths of the well.
"Well." The female started. "...I'm not going anywhere interesting, but if you'd like company, we could walk around for a bit..." Zenobia shrugged. Her eyes avoided his for the time that she spoke.
With an almost invisible smile, the vampriss began to walk towards the forests that surrounded the clearing in which the well stood stiffly.
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Post by Jack on Dec 25, 2008 19:17:17 GMT -5
He watched her go then shrugged. Why not? What else was there to do? He put his hands into his pockets and followed after her. When he was right beside her, he glanced up at her. "So, tell me. How long have you been here?" he asked her. "I don't remember ever seeing you around and I've been here my whole life." he told her sheepisly. "That is, if you don't mind me asking."
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Post by Ivak on Dec 25, 2008 19:23:39 GMT -5
"I've been here for what seems like forever. You probably haven't seen me because I usually wander off to other places." Zenobia shrugged again.
She looked at her parasol, eyes following the red lining and fringed ends. The night she arrived here, it was so very long ago... Zenobia amazed herself by how she remembered it. Her memory took her back to how she became a vampire. The vampriss abruptly stared forward. No. It was all in the past now.
She bit her lip, vaguely irritated by her own memory.
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Post by Jack on Dec 25, 2008 19:29:06 GMT -5
He looked at her and then looked away. "I've made you upset." he said simply, staring ahead. "Forgive me for mentioning whatever I did." he told her. "I did not mean to hurt you." If it was about how she got there, he could imagine if that was it. His father never talked much about joining the Coven. He knew a bit, though, from Chainz. Apparently he had been in her inner circle then had fallen in love with his mother and completly ditched her. He didn't like to talk about it only because he knew he was at fault. Hopefully her memories weren't as horrible. Perhaps it was a past memory that she had run away from. Whatever it was, he had made her remember it and made him angry. His first chance at a simple, normal conversation with one of his own kind and he had ruined it. Figures.
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Post by Ivak on Dec 25, 2008 19:37:07 GMT -5
"No, no. I'm not angry." The vampriss said quickly. "I'm just....no... I'm just not angry."
The female looked away. She felt, well...annoyed. It did hurt her vaguely, but not enough to make her pain.
Quickly, she thought of changing the subject. He bit her tongue, desperately trying to think up a new topic.
"So, why exactly are you hiding?" Zenobia questioned.
She continued to keep her eyes on the ground, just so that her eyes would not be drawn to his.
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Post by Jack on Dec 25, 2008 19:45:58 GMT -5
This was a question he hoped she wouldn't ask. Well, he had to blame himself. He had mentioned that he was in hiding. Who wasn't going to ask about that? He took a few angry seconds to calm down before he spoke. "Have you ever heard of Chainz?" he asked her. He might as well tell somebody that was on their side; his and his brothers. Besides, it more or less conserned the Coven itself. "Well, she has a grudge on my father, Jack. She wants revenge. And she's getting it by using his sons, my twin and I. She took away my mortality; my human side and made me a beast, an animal that obeys her every command just because he wants a piece of ass later. Then there was my brother; power hungry and dangerous. The perfect tool for manipulation and murder. Two brothers, one power hungry and one who will do anything for respect. Used aganist their own father for a simple revenge fued. But, now my brother and I are fighting back. And, beause I can't control the beast within me when I'm around Chainz, I decided to stay in hiding for awhile so that i can't be used for anything else. That woman back there? Result of Chainz just meerily touching me. That was control. Taking a mortal female rather than her."
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Post by Ivak on Dec 25, 2008 19:53:41 GMT -5
When he brought up Chainz, she nodded slowly. "I heard of Chainz....I don't know much of her, though."
She listened to him, feeling herself becoming almost numb.
"Oh, Alex...I'm sorry..." she felt, well, terrible. That wasn't the kind of story she had expected to hear. She had expected something totally different. Something more-so related to a simple error in ways...But this, this was horrible!
She raised her hand, wanting to soothe his pain, but faltered in her actions. The last time she gave any means of emotion to something...or someone, disaster happened.
"I'm sorry..." she repeated.
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Post by Jack on Dec 25, 2008 19:58:52 GMT -5
He tried not to show emotion. What emotion did he have? Anger? Jealousy? They all rushed through him, fueling him to Chainz's desires. This never used to be him. He never used to be like this. He shrugged. "My brother, Willym,said that he has it under control. He said he would need my help later down the road but for now, he didn't need me reacting every time I saw Chainz. It's like I'm her pet dog. Everytime I see her, I want to please her...For a reward." he grimaced. "She's done something to me that I can no longer control. For now, I have to lay low and act like nothing's going on. More or less, also, to protect Jack and Lora. They are who Chainz is after, after all."
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Post by Ivak on Dec 25, 2008 20:06:12 GMT -5
Zenobia hung her head, feeling the pain. But as she was about to say something, rustling caught her attention. She paused, looking into the thick forest that surrounded them. Nothing. She passed the noise as a squirrel or other forest creature.
"Chainz has quite the load against a lot of people..." she stated. Zenobia took in a breath, and placed her hand upon his bicep. "But nobody can keep a firm hold on somebody forever...Sooner or later their grip will have to falter." she attempted to reassure him.
Yet another sound snapped Zenobia's attention away from Alex. The female nearly jumped as a teenage boy rolled out from under a nearby bush, looking more or less beaten up.
The kid looked up, scrambling to his feet and grabbing his hat which had priorly fallen off.
"shit." was all that came out of his mouth as he made an attempt to run away, but stumbled over his own feet and fell over again.
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Post by Jack on Dec 26, 2008 11:13:42 GMT -5
Alex nodded, listening to her words. Hopefully what she said was right. When he heard the rustling, his attention was immediatly grabbed. Had Chainz sent someone after him? When the boy fell out, he reacted instantly, grabbing him by the front of his shirt and hositing him before him. "Who are you and why are you here?" he growled, black eyes full of suspicion. He took a good look at the boy and frowned. "And what the Hell happened to you?"
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Post by Ivak on Dec 26, 2008 11:59:15 GMT -5
The teen looked petrified; His eyes were wide and he was shaking.
Zenobia glared at the kid. "Speak up!" she snapped.
The kid swallowed nervously before beginning to stammer out a jumble of incoherent words. "Running...he...evil...Gonna kill me...." the teenager squeaked, still shaking in Alex's grasp. The emo looked away from the others tears streaking down his face, making a canine-like whimper as he attempted to curl up. "He tortured me..."
Zenobia's ears caught the whimper, and bared her elongated vampiric teeth. "A lycan?!"
The teenager shook harder as the vampriss spoke, and whimpered again.
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Post by Jack on Dec 26, 2008 18:54:25 GMT -5
Alex didn't react like Zenobia did about him being a Lycan. He was half Lycan after all and he was sure the teen could sense that. He had been able to sense it as soon as he saw him. "Who?" he growled. "Why should we protect you, that is, if we felt like it." he glanced at Zenobia, warning her to not attack him. At least till they figured out what he was sputtering about.
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Post by Ivak on Dec 26, 2008 19:46:01 GMT -5
Zenobia caught Alex's glance, and restrained herself from attacking the kid. She knew Alex was half and half, just like his brother. The vampriss held her icy gaze upon the teenager's face, watching his pitiful expression.
The boy felt his heart racing faster than any creature could run. He swallowed, frightened by the much powerful hybrid that held him. Finally, he stammered a name. "B-B-Benjamin...."
Zenobia froze, scowling. "Benjamin? As in, Keith?"
The teen nodded, still trembling.
"What the hell does he want with you?!" Zenobia demanded, stepping closer to the lycan.
The emo didn't reply, just continued to cry.
"Answer me!" the vampriss growled.
The teen whimpered again and spluttered inaudible words.
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Post by Jack on Dec 26, 2008 20:45:18 GMT -5
Alex tightened his grip and snarled, the Lycan in him coming out as well as his vampire side as he showed his teeth. "answer or receive more of a beating then what he did!" he snarled. "We won't hurt you! Stop whimpering!" he growled.
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Post by Ivak on Dec 26, 2008 22:13:58 GMT -5
The kid looked at Alex, taking in deep breaths before calming slightly.
Zenobia continued to glare, as finally the kid spoke.
"Gabriel...."
The vampriss paused. "Gabriel." she repeated, brows raising.
"Mhm."
"What's your name?" she asked, voice softening. She knew the person the teen spoke of. A fallen angel. Keith had much against him.
"M-my name's Kayne..." the emo finally mustered.
"I've never heard of a lycan named Kayne..." Zenobia said curiously, looking to Alex.
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Post by Jack on Dec 30, 2008 18:48:15 GMT -5
Alex shook his head as Zenobia looked at him. He hadn't mingled with anyone since he was a boy. Not since he'd been with Chainz. He dropped Kayne on the ground and took a step back. "What's your story then?" he asked with a growl. "A Lycan doesn't come onto Vampire ground without a reason. The penalty here is death. Now I'm saving you here but you need to yell me first."
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Post by Ivak on Dec 30, 2008 19:25:19 GMT -5
Instantly as he was dropped, Kayne had transformed into his lycan form. The kid made an attempt to run away, but Zenobia stepped on his tail.
Kayne struggled against the vampriss's hold. Zenobia glared at Kayne, and the boy ceased his fight.
"I was brought here." he said, cowering.
"By Benj?"
"Mhm!" Kayne whimpered.
"Why did he bring you here?!"
"Because I'm with Gabriel!!!"
"Benj..." Zenobia glared off into the dark forest, annoyed. Kayne moaned as he attempted to free his tail from under the female's foot.
"That stupid, prideful man..." she continued to hiss.
"Could you please let me go?" Kayne pleaded.
"NO! SHUT UP!" Zenobia shouted at the teen.
Kayne huddled down low, looking between Alex and Zenobia.
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Post by Jack on Dec 30, 2008 19:44:34 GMT -5
When Kayne transformed, Alex tensed ready to transform and attack him but Zenobia got to it first. "Answer her or me." he said in a deadly voice. "Why did he bring you here? You better tell the truth or you'll regret it." he said in a cold voice.
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Post by Ivak on Dec 30, 2008 20:05:32 GMT -5
"I don't know!" Kayne sobbed.
"Quit your cryin'!" Zenobia sneered, applying more pressure onto Kayne's tail. "Answer us!"
Kayne struggled more, and whimpered. "He's going to use me to get back at that stupid angel!!!"
"What kind of excuse is that?!"
"IT'S THE TRUTH!!!" Kayne howled.
The kid shook more, looking at Alex.
"Why are you hanging around that freakin' angel?!"
Kayne laid down, covering his eyes with his paws.
"WHY?!" Zenobia demanded.
"B-because! H-he promised to h-help me f-f-find the lycans!" Kayne sobbed.
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Post by Jack on Jan 2, 2009 10:16:08 GMT -5
Alex growled. This was a little too much for him. "And why, might I ask, do you think that this angel you're looking for is here? You've ventured into enemy territory, mutt. Not something your race would even dare to do." he growled. "The Lycans aren't that hard to find. You can smell their stench for miles. Why do you need someone to help you find them when they are simply a walk away?"
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Post by Ivak on Jan 2, 2009 13:18:58 GMT -5
"I don't know how to be a lycan!" Kayne frowned.
Zenobia rolled her eyes. "You're wasting our time, mutt. You're a lycan, therefore it's reasonably safe to assume you were raised by lycans, no?"
"My father left before I was born...." the teen sighed. "...and my mother was killed."
Zenobia glared. "Come off it! Who do you think is going to fall for that story?"
Kayne hung his head, looking at the ground.
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Post by bynx on Jan 2, 2009 17:52:33 GMT -5
((Mind if I bring in someone to aid little Kayne? XDD Tis up to you two.))
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Post by Jack on Jan 2, 2009 18:20:53 GMT -5
((I don't mind!))
Alex snorted and stepped back, quickly transforming into his lycan form, folding his leathery wings onto his black furred body. His black eyes flashed dangerously and he snarled at Kayne. "Do you think I know how to be a Lycan?" he hissed. "Look at me! I'm a hybrid! Born vampire heir! I don't know how to be a Lycan and yet I do just fine!" He transformed back, brushing himself off casually as though nothing had happened. He bent down and growled, "All Lycans act Lycan. There's no right or wrong way to be a Lycan. Now get out of here before I have to kill you." he growled.
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