Fantasy Bone Song

[Shaded]

Silvia A. Brandt
Location: First Floor, Custos
Interaction: Ordan scorpiodragon , Jaehwa Kipsy

She stood there in the corner for a long while, head down turned and eyes shut as he prodded at her arm, she didn’t care if it hurt she just wanted to go back to how things were but that wouldn’t happen. She had totally screwed everything up, she knew that. Even as he grumbled and growled at her, Silvia already understood her mistake from the very beginning. In all, if she hadn’t gotten out of the car a few weeks ago she might have not been bitten and soiled everything for Ordan, the girl, and Jaehwa. She hadn’t thought of putting Jaehwa in danger, she didn’t think it’d be possible for anything to get worse but they did.

She didn’t want to feel sorry for herself or get wrapped up in self pity, it was childish to do something like that. Ordan has even said it, she was naive. She had to grasp what was going on even if she didn’t understand it truly. Silvia had to get a grip on herself, act her age and take responsibility for what she did.

Everything else he said blew over her head, he left swiftly only stopping before Jaehwa for a moment. She didn’t know what to do but just stand there, she didn’t have a say in anything going on considering she was the reason for the whole mess. She didn’t grasp the fact that Ordan was leaving until Jaehwa burst towards the closed door after him. Silvia remained crouched away, watching as the two males left.

Silvia had not grown attached personally to anyone, having met most people just then, but something else did hold an attachment. Her arm throbbed and tat tiny voice from before squeaked annoyingly in the back of her head. That’s why she just slid down onto the ground, clutching her arm to her chest and staring blankly at the stairs in front of her as well as the hallway entrances. She felt numb after being scared out of her wits, and then nearly ‘dying’ by her standards all over again. She felt like Ordan would kill her if he had the chance, even if he said something along the lines of endangering both of them she knew she was just a new addition that begged to tag along for the ride. She made a mistake that wouldn’t stop shadowing her, she wouldn’t have a chance to make up for it.

She could remember the look on their faces, Jaehwa looked beyond distraught and Ordan seemed ready to tear out her throat, she should have known better and wanted to make sure there wasn’t a next time to occur. She was deadset on making it better, everything screamed at her that she wouldn’t have to worry about it at first but she couldn’t help the tinier nagging that whispered she needed to make sure she wouldn’t make another slip up. Maybe that’s why she just sat there, mind going over everything to try and understand why she did it. She didn’t remember a particular reason why she saved the girl, it just happened, she couldn’t remember why she didn’t yell for help when she walked in, she didn’t know why she let it all happen.​

 

[Kipsy]

Jaehwa
Interactions: Shaded (Silvia)
Mentioned: scorpiodragon (Ordan)​

After standing in the rain, cold air nipping at his skin and his clothes soaked to his form, Jaehwa decided enough was enough. There was nothing more he could do out here, no words that would magically bring Ordan back. It didn’t matter how much he wished the alpha would return. There was business to be taken care of.

Sighing, Jaehwa turned and trudged through the mud and back to the house. Opening the door, he bent down and took off his shoes as he stepped inside. The last thing he wanted to do was track muddy footprints all over the estate. He set his shoes to the side before bending up to see Silvia crouched in a corner.

“Are... you alright?” he inquired, moving over to her. He sat down beside her, eyes trained on her face. “It’s not your fault she ran off. I should’ve stayed with you when she was there.” In truth, he blamed himself partially; if he hadn’t left Silvia and the girl alone, maybe none of this would’ve happened. Hell, if he hadn’t spoken so openly with Larkin, maybe they’d never be at risk in the first place.

Jaehwa leaned back against the wall, pulling his legs up to his chest. “I’m sorry this all had to happen to you, I really am,” he continued, shoulders slumping. “You’re a good person. You didn’t deserve this.” He gnawed his lip worriedly, unsure if he was making any sense or not. Honestly, he wouldn’t be surprised if he was speaking complete and utter gibberish at the moment. His mind was a mess.

 

[Shaded]

Silvia A. Bandt
Location: First Floor, Custos
Interaction: Jaehwa Kipsy

Her eyes lifted to Jaehwa, he had entered soaked to the bone. Unsure of what to say the male as he set his shoes aside, she couldn’t help be reminded of the familial bonds she had, waiting for her brothers to get home from work and be the good little helper for her father while he was out. She had wound up in a similar position, these people would end up her family even if she didn’t want it. To be honest, her new makeshift family isn’t as far fetched from her old one. There was one who was too aggressive for his own good, and another who got along great with Silvia, truthfully there were only two family members who she saw on a regular basis so it shouldn’t be as far fetched from familiar as she claimed it was at first.

Shaking herself out of the mindset she watched as Jaehwa approached carefully, “It was my fault. I saved her life, I distracted Ordan and thought I was doing something that’d make up for my current position,” she murmured softly, she could barely hear herself if it wasn’t for the low grumbling that followed as a strangled voice. She was, unadmittingly, a little freightened still. Silvia knew Ordan had left but was a little hesitant about being safe when he came back, he was a terrifying mass that nearly scared her to death a moment ago.

“You don’t know me, how do you know I’m a good person?” she wondered aloud, squeezing her eyes shut. The hues were flickering back to their original color, the cerulean hues brightening by the time that she calmed down beside Jaehwa. “Thank you...” she stated after a moment. “You’re probably worried about Ordan, I’m sorry that the whole thing happened—she just,” Silvia cut herself off, she didn’t want to explain why the girl ran just going with her being scared. It was easy to explain it as her being scared—if Silvia wasn’t the beast she was turning into she’d run for the hills out of fear so she put herself into the girl in her explanation.

Silvia felt like she needed a hug, so she wrapped her arms around herself, eyes half lidded looked over at Jaehwa apologetically. She felt bad for ruining their day, they could have gone all night without dealing with Silvia—a rabid dog who could turn and bite someone in an instant according to the vibes she got. “Does, does it hurt? The shifting—I heard it through the rain when he...ran out,” she murmured gently. She wanted to ask Jaehwa what it was like, scared that she might have to go through it too. She figured one would have to turn to be an issue...and she didn’t want anything to do with it. She also needed a distraction, she was sure Jae did as well.​

 

[scorpiodragon]

Ordan
Location: Custos Territory
​

Ordan continued through the pouring rain, or rather Achilles did as the wolf side was in control. The wolf moved easily through the prairie and forested hills of Custos land. The alpha did not focus on his pack back home, rather focused on hunting down that human before she got too far away. Occasionally pausing to try to catch a scent and use Anla as needed to find which way to go, the rain making everything blurry not helping. She knew too much...Ordan could have wiped her mind, made her a drooling imbecile for the rest of her life...but it was better to off her instead. He wasn’t sure how much time has passed when he found the road and scented the air, the wolf soaked to the skin. Sniffing the wet pavement, he snarled angrily. It seemed Ordan was too late and nevtakky cursed Silvia and his own foolishness. Looking up and down the road, the wolf rumbled to himself before heading down the road towards Ithawell...if someone had picked the girl up...they might go back there.

 

[Kipsy]

Jaehwa
Interactions: Shaded (Silvia)​

Listening as Silvia continued to blame herself, Jaehwa frowned. Although he couldn't fully understand her reasoning, he remembered how distressed he'd been after he'd first found out he was turning. It was a panicked fear that he would lose all his humanity. There were, of course, occasions where it did feel that way. But he'd managed to look past that and strive to maintain himself no matter what. He'd never give in or accept this as his new life. It was only a temporary state--a rough patch--and it'd all be over soon.

"I know you're a good person because..." Jaehwa paused, brows furrowing. "Just... because. I'm not afraid of you. At least, not in the traditional sense of the term." He mumbled the last sentence, smiling to himself. "You don't feel bad. At all. In fact, you feel like someone I can trust. Easily, might I add." Then again, perhaps that could all be attributed to his crush on her. But he wouldn't mention that.

The omega shook his head gently as she continued. "No need to apologize. It's going to be alright." Even as he said that, though, there was a slight shakiness to his voice. He was trying to be calm and collected, but it wasn't really working, no matter how hard he tried.

When Silvia looked over to him, Jaehwa felt his heart flutter. He got so caught up in the ecstatic feeling that he took a second to process her question. "Ah, well..." He didn't want to frighten her at all, but the first few times he had transformed it'd stung like hell. Those were some of the worst experiences of his life. Now, though, it just felt... odd. A little draining. "You get used to it. Don't worry. I think what's worse is the actual feeling of being in a wolf's body." He rubbed the back of his neck. "It's difficult to explain, but it's... disconcerting. Like you're watching a movie through your own eyes. Or playing a video game but without much control. I mean: there's control there, but it's not... yeah."

 

[Shaded]

Silvia A. Brandt
Location: First Floor, Custos
Interaction: Jaehwa Kipsy

Nodding her head, Silvia appreciated his sincerity, her head beginning to be propped up on her knees by her chin with her arms crossed over her torso. The girl was occupied by listening to what Jaehwa has to say, she had calmed down from her freight and from her lapse in temper, she was heading back in the direction of her usual self. Her heart warmed at his kindness, he was kind to her even after her screw up, it was an astounding thing to her.

“Thank you, again,” she murmured breathlessly, her eyes downcasting once more as she listened to him recount what it was like. She didn’t want to shift, it sounded painful and awful for the body, and as a healer it was her goal to keep them healthy—right? She would have to focus herself into work, but she couldn’t help but wonder what it was like. Even as he described it not hurting all the time, she couldn’t help but imagine that it must hurt every time.

Turning to look at Jaehwa head on, she let a small smile play on her lips, her gratitude was on for display in her swirling stormy eyes. “We shouldn’t mope around the entire time, you should change your clothes—I can do the dishes for you. Besides we all need a shower more than likely,” she concluded. Rising to her feet, she outstretched a hand for Jaehwa, though she quickly retracted it and switched to the other one. It had been her forearm that she was bit with, that wasn’t always best sight to see so she would have to bandage it up—and soon.​

 

[Kipsy]

Jaehwa
Interactions: Shaded (Silvia) scorpiodragon (Ordan)​

Even though he felt Silvia's thanks was unwarranted, Jaehwa smiled anyway, feeling lighter than air. She had a way of looking at him that made his heart race. Her eyes were stunning, he noted, and the tips of his ears went red with this realization. Perhaps that attributed somehow to the control she had over his fluctuating emotions. He couldn't tell.

"You sure you're okay with doing all the dishes by yourself?" Jaehwa couldn't help asking. After a moment's thought, though, he shook his head. "Nevermind. You're right," he agreed finally, pushing with his palms against the floor to help him stand up. "I'll go shower and get changed. Holler if you need anything. And I mean anything."

Moving to the stairs, Jaehwa made his way to the shower, where he made sure to rinse away the mud. It was a refreshing contrast to the cold rain that had just minutes ago poured against him. He scrubbed himself down, lost in thought, before getting out and going to change. Pajamas were his choice of attire--a baggy T-shirt and some loose sweatpants.

Jaehwa headed back downstairs. Some part of him was hoping to see Ordan there. He knew that was unreasonable and sighed, rubbing his eyes. Maybe he was just tired, but his mind wasn't as sharply focused as he was used to, all thanks to anxiety. "Please be okay," he sent through the connection, wondering whether he'd get a response or not. The omega didn't really care about getting a reply: the message had surely reached his alpha, and that was all that mattered.

 

[scorpiodragon]

Ordan
Location: Outskirts Ithawell
​

Despite the night and rain the alpha of Custos pressed on through both, his eyes constantly burning. They would cool when he deactivated the werewolf ability and then go back to normal. Approaching the town, Ordan scented smoke. Looking up, he saw it near his territory and growled lowly. Another problem?! As he debated on approaching, the alpha got the omega’s message, letting his gaze search the area. With night falling, there would be leeches out and about...hunting and possibly other wolves as well. “I’m fine for now. There’s smoke between the outskirts and our territory. Keep Silvia in the house. We don’t need her getting bit by a leech before she’s experienced her first transformation and without her abilities. No sign of the girl or scent but I’m going to check the smoke out first.”

Kipsy (Jaehwa)

Mentioned: Shaded (Silvia)

 

[Shaded]

Silvia A. Brandt
Location: First Floor - Kitchen, Custos
Interaction: Jaehwa (briefly) Kipsy

Looking up at Jaehwa, she observed the subtle red tint but it got hidden by his dark locks of hair, he was probably getting cold and sick from staying so long helping her. Smiling again she nodded her head, “Yeah, you need a shower, I can handle myself,” she mused before he dashed away to a bathroom. That left her to herself, to be alone for a good minute. She was hesitant still, a little unsure of herself before finally heading down the hall. She had managed to wrap the bandage back around her arm before going in and going back to doing the dishes.

Larkin A. Andley
Location: Outskirts, Ithawel
Interaction: Ordan (same area) scorpiodragon

The male had left the Lichen territory, his legs were quick after recharging from the sun. He had promised Blake to bring back information, and the male was not one to disappoint in a situation such as this one. He was tracking—not the best but he had field experience which he was using currently. The blonde brute would oh so often stop and look around, he started at the murder scene previously, the vampire there was inexperienced and not used to killing and hiding the corpse. Lichen did not kill and drain such as that, plus they lured their victims out to play with them. Custos disliked hunting and had no vampires in their ranks, so Boreal—his current target—was the last option for the group and the vampire behind it.

He was inquisitive early on, he traced some kind of scent that was rather faint, and when it disappeared he had ended up all over the place. He wasn’t the type to catch a scent like a dog but he was able to use visible tracking techniques, though there wasn’t any mud around so he couldn’t identify anything by tracks. After going through the wars he had developed different eating scents—most consisting of fresh blood or stale. Fresh meaning just fed and stale meaning they need to eat and will soon.

Larkin roller his shoulders currently, he had gotten out of town and was now hunting down the smoke that swirled up into the air. The smell was strong and so he went against breathing in air, since he didn’t need to he wasn’t planning on breathing in any more smoke than needed. He had gotten close enough to the cause of the smoke—a sight he didn’t really inticpate to see entirely. The male was in the middle of examining a mess, one way to describe it, but that was what he called it as he stood rigidly still. Now the blonde haired male stood tall before a graveyard of cars, blood swelling up his senses.​

 

[scorpiodragon]

Ordan
Location: Outside Ithawell
​

Ordan sniffed the air, moving through the countryside as kept an eye on the smoke, both human and wolf having equal control in that moment as they searched the area before the wolf began padding towards the wreckage, scenting the air. There was the faint smell of petrol, washed away as he moved toward the broken motorcycle and the twisted damaged car. The alpha of Custos normally would not enter Ithawell as a wolf but heightened senses worked better as wolves. He padded through the outskirts, past the old fort and towards the damaged wreckage. As he drew closer he saw what the wreckage, the scent of whoever had been here being gone yet there was a scent that attracted his attention. Gunpowder...and blood, the wolf sneezing as he caught the scents that mingled in his nose. Something violent had happened here and he slowly approached the vehichles, wary of them, his mind flashing back to the bomb hidden nearby a car they’d been sent to investigate on patrol.

His footsteps were cautious, eyes shifting side to side as he hoped this was not a real, the wolf coughing as the smoke was thick and he had no choice but to breathe it in. The wolf lifted a paw to rub at his nose as he padded onward, when he stopped, catching a new scent and turned his head, rumbling as he caught the scent of leech in the air. Scenting the air, he growled in the direction he scented a vampire in, and shifted back into his human form. Covering his mouth, the now human alpha, moved forward towards the damaged vehicles, and examined them, peering into the car. “What is a leech doing scouting for corpses?”

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[Shaded]

Larkin A. Andley
Location: Outskirts, Ithawel
Interaction: Ordan scorpiodragon

The beast was elegant, back straight and eyes calculating the sight before him. Death. His nose piked with blood—all sorts of it. “Two—four? So much of it,” he concluded aloud, he had to clear his throat to expell the smoke infested scents. He could target one major blood source that led off to what he thought as a corn field off to the side of the road—the smoke did not help his vision. Even he had some difficulty.

Looking at the mess, he barely had time to react before an approaching and growing scent slithered past the smoke faintly. Larkin couldn’t exactly find a difference since it smelt like mutt, but he figured it was just a little different from the other one he picked up on. When he heard one speak he grunted, Custos—the alpha. He could tell it was the alpha, it surely wasn’t Jaehwa and this male smelt like him. Now that he could catch a whiff of the wolf he could tell the differences of wet dog smell.

“I don’t think I’ve done anything to provoke such disrespect and discrimination, I know I don’t turn into a hulking beast but—dare I say, us monsters are all the same,” Larkin mused, he heard his statement even though they had some distance between them. He had made it a point to emphasis the ‘monsters’ part considering that was what made Custos. They thought they and everyone else were monsters. He wasn’t going to relay information of why he was there, but he sure was curious as to why the alpha was wandering around looking at the wreckage. Maybe he was looking for Boreal as well, knew something he didn’t.

Getting back on task, he didn’t think the other came for a fight, which left him the freedom of looking around. His first target was the strong death scent coming from the cornfield. It wasn’t exactly death just the blood that screamed to him. Slipping past the wreckage to crouch down, Larkin had to squint to view the stain against the grass. Bringing his two pointer finger and middle finger together to swipe up a puddle of blood, he let the liquid drip down his finger. Dark, he couldn’t tell what kind it was, obviously not human but just not quite sure if it was vampire or wolf. “Wolfie, you know what werewolf blood tastes like?” he asked inquisitively—it was partially meant as a joke but he was also serious. It could be seen so as he tasted it, many would think it unnatural and creepy, but it was part of tracking. The blood he just tasted was vampire—but he hadn’t really tasted one of his own kind he just guessed. This one had consumed recently, he could tell because of the blood—there were different types swirling inside. He had three types, sweet, bitter, and spicy. This one had bitter and then sweet, the bitter attributed to the vampire and the sweet their recent meal. Shrugging his shoulders he began examining the blood trail again. At the time this one had been dragging themself somewhere they were freshly fed. It would take twelve hours for a full body to ware off if draining the body that is.

Standing up, he looked around. Car chase. Two vehicles that were targeted, the twisted up car and the motorcycle—who ever one obviously left as quickly as possible but there were a lot of missing puzzle pieces. For now he pieces together the vampire was in a pack which meant it was not Lichen or Custos—it was Boreal. With the amount of blood loss the only real place they could go would be back to their territory to kick their wounds. He would visit there and see where it got him. If not he might have to find an object and scan the entire town until he found them.​

 

[scorpiodragon]

Ordan
Location: Outskirts Ithawell
​

Ordan stared as one of the Lichen members showed up. Another leech, not their sole wolf, not the leeches that had made his home stink of rotting flesh and wet soil. He watched as the vampire inspected the cars, moving to the center. Ordan found no bodies in them and the bike was beyond salvageable, the Custos alpha sniffing around the area and trying to figure out what happened. His psychic ability wouldn't work since he didn't know what he was searching for here. Turning to the leech as he said he hadn't done anything to warrant such prejudice and disrespect, Ordan's eyes narrowed. "Pretty much the fact that you act like your superior as a whole to the other races and prey on innocent people," said Ordan. As well as there being he was still annoyed with the Lichen top leech and that guardian of theirs that had whined, like it had anything to be sorry about. When Larkin moved away from him, Ordan jumped into the top of the car and sat there, staring at the vampire as he crouched down at noticing something on the ground and then asked him if he knew what wolf blood tasted like, prompting Achilles to comment happily in his head and the alpha to roll his eyes at his wolf's excitement.

"Of course we know what wolf blood tastes like. Even its meat and vampire blood as well. Vampire blood is rather salty with an iron texture, supple like chocolate and smooth as honey. Werewolf blood on the other hand has an interesting palate, tasting of..."

"Achilles!" snapped Ordan mentally. "Oh I know well what wolf blood tastes like," said Ordan. "The only blood I've yet to taste has been from the abominations." He jumped down from the car and strode over to the Lichen vampire, also picking up the scent of blood and crouching where Larkin was, shifting the blood between his fingers as he dabbed at the dark stain on the ground and scented it before putting his fingers to his mouth and sucking on the blood, rolling it around his tongue. "That's not wolf blood," said Ordan. "Wolf blood tastes like the earth and trees, with a burning sensation of lightning and cold ice all rolled into one." He shook his head. "That's not human blood either...so that leaves vampire blood as what it could be."

"You're no fun Ordan and have just let the leeches know our history," Achilles whined.

"I never claimed we were innocent," Ordan said out loud. The vampire might assume he meant Custos not being innocent and Ordan was fine with letting the vampire believe that. Standing and looking at the vampire, Ordan cocked an eyebrow at him. "You seen a small human run through here...not a child but a...teenager though I suppose with how ancient you look, it would be an adult. White hair and thinks she's a prey animal, hopping around like a rabbit?"

Shaded (Larkin)

 

[Shaded]

Larkin A. Andley
Location: Outskirts, Ithawel
Interaction: Ordan scorpiodragon

Having already experienced tasting the blood he left the area as the wolf came to it, he brushed the wolf off trying to focus on the other blood drips. Waving his hand around, the male cleared a few moments of seeing space, he wrinkled his nose before continuing onwards. “Y’know, not every single Lichen member says they are superior—I happen to be but it’s not because I am a pureblood,” he grunted knowing the wolf could hear from his distance away.

He had begun digging around the sight trying to find clues as to the identities, he grabbed the broken motorcycle and lifted it up, the grating noise annoying to even him. “Even though I am superior, I rarely throw it out there,” he mocked, “Is that what you expect me to say? I’m not on some height horse, I am far from perfect or good. We all love, and we all crack, you are a wolf. I am a vampire, two different things. I’m guessing—a wild guess that you were turned. You knew what it was like before this, I—I don’t know.”

He felt like defending himself, and he quickly swung out of the mood. The blonde was smoothing his ruffled feathers then, he knew not everyone born was this proclaimed monsters—they just lived by what they were taught. Like the bitten and turned, they...they were raised to kill, hurt, reject anything that was unusual. Freaks. He didn’t think he was a freak, but once something was instilled I the mind, the only thing that can change it is the mind.

Soon he left the bike and went to the car, his eyes set on the twisted vehicle, but when he heard the wolf talk to himself he coughed. “You shouldn’t talk to yourself, not healthy,” he chided casually. He could have been wrong, it was possible for him to have misheard the wolf but it seemed like he was defending something as well. Shrugging it off he figured it was an internal battle, one with the voice in his head. Larkin was alive long enough to know what wolves went through, he made sure to figure everything out when he was having his...revenge phase.​

 

[scorpiodragon]

Ordan
Location: Outskirts Ithawell
​

Ordan assumed, since the vampire didn't say anything about his description of that girl...Alice...that he didn't know her and hadn't seen her. Indeed, he seemed to ignore most of what Ordan had said, something the Custos alpha could say he was not used to. Instead Larkin began speaking of not being on a high horse and how he was superior but being pureblood didn't have anything to do with it. "Well your alpha has a stick up his ass," Ordan muttered, "and Boreal woman is no better if you ask me." Whether that got back to Blake or not, the alpha didn't care...if things went sour, he wouldn't be around anyway anymore as he'd probably be rotting in an alley somewhere. Something that made the wolf growl to himself at the thought before tracking the blood, following the scent of blood and moving away from Larkin, going further into the cornfield. "Batty come here!" Ordan suddenly shouted for Larkin, crouching down as he sniffed the ground, stopping as he saw flattened grass like something had been lying down on the ground and again used Anla but getting nothing as he could see the girl had not passed this way. Then where was she and what had made this mess? There were no pawprints that he could see on the ground but there were footprints though he could not say whose they were. "Who are you looking for?" Ordan questioned, assuming Larkin bothered to hear him and come over to where he was.

As Achilles butted in, wanting to taste what they'd found for himself, something else Ordan ignored, he prodded the squelchy mess of flesh and blood...afterbirth. "Something was born here," he called, "and we wolves aren't crazy." Though admitabley, he had not heard of Jaehwa talking to his wolf. Truthfully, Ordan had not really said how sentintent the wolf was, just that it was a part of him and had control twice a moon. Jaehwa had never asked of it afterwards and he assumed the omega had forgotten or had simply not wanted to speak of it which was fine. Ordan would never push the pack to accept their wolves or their darkness if he ever got vampires. Assuming he survived tonight.

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[Galaxy]

Isabella​

Isabella looked on as the dirty-blond haired stranger picked up Jason. She did not trust this person entirely, but what else could she do? If they didn't get help soon, Audrey would die from blood loss, and it was likely that the blood order would come back and investigate the scene. ((She still doesn't know that they took Audrey's son.))
If she could use her arm at least... but that was useless now, it was limp and almost lifeless, the only recognition she had of her injured arm was the sharp, burning pain as the silver burned in her flesh. She felt her wolf-side rearing up, but she couldn't transform yet, the silver was still in her, and her arm would be useless. Normally, the wound would have been better by now, but the silver had just made it worse.

As the other picked up Audrey, who seemed to weak to do anything, she took the baby, who was wrapped in her trench coat, in her healthy arm. She followed the other to the car chasing them, hesitating as she had to give the baby over to the other to drive. He seemed to take her carefully enough. As she got in the driver's seat, she considered just finnishing off the other and stealing the car... but no, that would be messy, plus he was probably stronger with the gun. Right now she had to trust him, and although she didn't know why he was with the Order, she was sure the order wouldn't be obliged enough to help.

Using her healthy arm, she carefully drove the car out of the road and around the wreakage, and back on. It was a little battered from the explosion, the roof slighlty dented in, but it drove along smoothly enough. As she passed the old fort, it started to rain, making everything dark and making it harder for her to see, but she couldn't put on the head lights and didn't feel like asking the mute to do it for her. As they went along, they started nearing Custos mansion, light pouring out of the windows. The mute wrote something on a notebook and showed it to her, she could barely read it but it said something along the lines of Stop at the house. Not wanting to ask help from Custos, she said, "They won't help us, we'll go straight to the hospital or something." The other tapped on her shoulder and pointed at Audrey, who was dripping blood all over the seats. She looked pale. Too pale, even for a leech. She had considered letting her die, but she couldn't bear having the responsibility of rearing the baby on her own.

Grimacing in the dark, she pulled over in front of the house. The mute handed over the baby to her, then went out in the rain to get out Audrey, and carried her to the door, to which Isabella followed, holding the baby. She took a deep breath to take her mind off the screaming pain, as the mute somehow managed to ring on the door bell while carrying Audrey in his arms.

Mentions: Anyone in Custos at the present.

 

[Shaded]

Larkin A. Andley
Location: Outskirts, Ithawel
Interaction: Ordan scorpiodragon

“Who am I looking for? Well, the very Boreal woman you spoke,” he concluded. Fine, he was a chatter. “The Alpha—she ditched town. I was sent out to find her and the pack,” he mused before bouncing over towards the other male. He wasn’t called leech this time so he was encouraged to oblige. He did ignore the remark about his alpha, Blake was similar to all the alphas he had met. They knew where they stood and were beasts when it came down to their packs, he didn’t see how he had a stick up his rear but he did understand how it was preconceived. They lived in a closed off world.

Standing over beside the male, he didn’t feel an issue with it as he moved to take a look at the area Ordan was examining. Larkin frowned, birth. He couldn’t help but be thrown into his own experiences and past family. His children, they each had peaceful forth comings, the child born here did not. “Not a birth, the child was worried for itself, it tore out,” he informed, he could tell by the smell it was the vampire he had picked up on previously. “Vampires are very greedy things, we feel in danger or corner we make sure we get out,” he informed that tid bit of information before standing up straight.

“Boreal recruited a vampire, she had been pregnant,” he informed before getting up to stand straight. Now, what was closer would be their best option, what they would come across first—“How far is your territory?” he suddenly asked, his eyes flashing quickly over towards the male. His blue eyes narrrowed while looking down at the mess.

Silvia A. Brandt
Location: First Floor, Custos
Interaction: Isabella Galaxy (Not sure who is all with her), Jaehwa Kipsy

She was nearly finished, hands scrubbing away the leftover mess on the silverware when she heard something so familiar she thought it was a joke—a doorbell. Looking over her shoulder she stood there for a good minute before turning the faucet off and stepping away from the sink to dry her hands. The short haired female had returned her spunk, feeling confident and casual as she sauntered over towards the foyer. She didn’t exactly think about how it could go wrong, someone ringing a doorbell and her answer it.

Gripping the door handle, her eyes shot open, she wasn’t sure if the rain was carrying on the smell of blood, but it came at her in waves. She nearly felt overwhelmed before she opened the door, “Hello—“ she stopped. Before her was a group, a baby—one so similar to the baby she had raised herself, a woman collapsed in another’s arms, and two people holding them. “My god,” she breathed opening the door wider before her face went stone cold.

“Get them inside right now! I the baby will get sick, and the mother could be worse—for one thing she’s almost dead,” she rambled on backing out of the way before stepping towards the stairs, “Jaehwa!” she hollered her stormy eyes flickering again as her mood changed. Her eyes reminded her off mood rings, when she was upset, distressed, angry, they changed to swirling blue and browns. She still didn’t know where the healer room was! That left her feeling flustered before doing the next best thing, the kitchen. She didn’t care if meals were prepared there, but if Jaehwa got down fast enough to show them the right way she would have to stay there.

“How much blood has she lost? The baby—did she give birth? It looked like someone did a crappy job at a c section,” she mused gruffly. Her experience with birthing was low, but she had observed a c section before. She wanted to reach out and examine both the infant and the woman but she resisted. She didn’t know if they trusted her, they were going to have to but she wasn’t going to force herself on them until they got where they needed to be.

The first thing she did was begin pulling her hair back, hands fumbling for the hair tie until it laced around her hair. Next she look up at the werewolf, she smelled like her group but, it was mingled with other weird scents. It was likely whatever those two they were carrying were. She had no experience with her new species, but she had enough experience to preform whatever the terminology would be in a case like this. Repairing tissue—blood fusions, the woman would need a lot. The baby was alright, healthy by the glance of an eye.​

 

[Lenny2000]

Scythia
Just a monologue I assume
Illyrian corporate pizzeria

" aaaaand done..." scythia talks to himself as he just finished a report on the tasks he needed to be done for the set day as for now the stress that was being placed upon his shoulders plus the 'incidents' he has to deal with makes his life a living hell... but it's his hell... his company... well not really his but he valued it very much as if it was his ... or was he brainwashed or believe he valued it, oh god the paranoia!

Sweating started to trail down his cheeks and chin he started to worry more and more about being nothing more than a slave to the blood order. No one ever visits his office often these days being how shitty the office is and the conditions are terrible. Sometimes he tries to remember if he even had parents . The brainwashing scrubbing away his memories of family as he feels like he is about to break , needing someone to save him secretly in this pool of dread and abyss. Ordan is probably going to kill him, the blood order doesent care for his life, and he will be chewed up by everyone else. Suddenly a knock on the door was heard as he took a look to see alice in a maid outfit from god knows where and carrying a tray of coffee, sugar cubes, and other items , placing it down on his desk he makes a false smile to her " thank you alice "
" are you alright mr. Scythia? I know running this place can get ... stressful "
" I'm fine, you may dismiss now..."
he mutters as alive goes silent and leaves, closing the door as scythia is alone yet again. Grabbing a cup of coffee and placing two sugar cubes he sits back in his office chair , taking in a long sip as tears fall down his cheeks.

 

[scorpiodragon]

Ordan
Location: Outside Ithawell
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Ordan listened as the vampire spoke of what he was hunting. "So Blake sent you out to fulfill the only reason I will speak to him further on the tri-pack hunt," mused the Custos wolf. "Aye, I knew she abandoned her pack and hadn't been seen since...left quite a bit of a mess behind in her absence. Too many of them thinking they could come into my territory." Like that rogue vampire that had come into his territory a few months back when he was patrolling and killed on his land...the alpha had been more than happy to chase the vampire out and threaten to murder it if it ever killed in its territory again. That and the rogue had refused the offer of joining his pack, otherwise Ordan would have taken it in. Regardless, the vampire of Lichen began heading towards his side, the werewolf continuing to talk as it beat the silence, though that didn't mean he was getting friendly with the creature. "From what I know from my observations of that pack and the limited knowledge I gleaned, their pack is also small and seems to have about the same numbers, if not slightly more than my own."

As Larkin reached him and stood next to him, voicing words on the matter and saying it hadn't been a birth...Ordan may not have gotten Clover pregnant but he knew what afterbirth was but prisoner of war soldiers who were also monsters didn't just turn into ravaging animals that fought each other...they also tended to breed or at least the wolf that had sired those that survived had done so. Though those pregnancies did not last long nor the children born from them. Shaking his head, he focused on what the vampire was saying to him as he said it wasn't a birth, not in the normal sense, but that the child had torn itself out of the mother, earning a curious and intriguing look from Ordan as he turned to stare at the vampire. He probably shouldn't find that as intriguing as he did. "Oh, so it just ended up dragging out its afterbirth as well did it?" questioned Ordan sarcastically. Peering down at the ground again, the wolf rumbled. "There were footprints here...and not the one who gave birth either," said Ordan, grabbing up the torn cloth and holding it up for the vampire to see.

"No wonder your kind are a pain to kill and do everything you can to survive, you've evolved far as a race alongside humans," said Ordan. "Wolf kids don't do that...they die if the mother dies, a simple and more or less easy procedure to accomplish." When Larkin mentioned there being a pregnant vampire that had joined Boreal recently, the wolf nodded absently. "I chased a rogue from my territory a few months ago. Don't appreciate creatures on my land that have no business being there, killing my prey, let alone giving me trouble by bringing prey onto my territory." He wondered if it was the same one yet Larkin seemed to have sensed something as the two alternate species' stood there. "Past the fort and down the main road out of town for five miles, then take a right at the gravel ride by going across the covered bridge," said Ordan. "Whatever was here wasn't walking back and seems to have headed further into the cornfield, judging by the bent stalks...possibly pursuing whatever made this second set of tracks that vanishes off into the darkness."

Ordan had things to do, like try to continue tracking down that scent of the girl, but he didn't want some leech near his pack. The safety of his pack won out and he began heading back towards the road, the alpha beginning to venture through the countryside towards Ithawell, regardless of how he looked at the moment and not really caring all that much either. "You get off my territory if you find nothing," growled Ordan over his shoulder.

Shaded (Larkin)

 

[Kipsy]

Jaehwa
scorpiodragon Galaxy Shaded ​

Jaehwa was happy to have heard back from Ordan, even though it sounded like the alpha was investigating something potentially dangerous. Smoke? He hadn't smelled it when he'd rushed outside earlier, but the musty scent of the rain might've had something to do with that. "Okay," he said, agreeing with keeping Silvia inside. That should be easy enough to do.

When Jaehwa heard the doorbell, his heart sank. Ignoring the fact that they rarely got visitors all the way out here... Who would be out and about ringing doorbells at this hour? In his eyes, nothing good could come from this, and he hoped Silvia saw this, too. Just moments later, though, the sound of the front door opening caught his attention and he tensed. "Ordan, someone's here. I think Silvia's letting them in."

Already he was heading down the stairs when his packmate called for him. "I'm here, what--" His heart stopped at the sight. Immediately he used his senses to pinpoint who these people were. They didn't smell like purebloods, nor humans, and since none of them were a part of Custos... Boreal? Some rogues? There was no time to really dwell on it further; one of them looked severely injured, another with a baby in her hand.

"Good lord," Jaehwa breathed, unsure if he should report this all to Ordan. He stood stupidly still for a moment, mind trying to process what was going on. Strangers were currently here, obviously in need of help. Was he going to deny them that just because they weren't a part of his pack? Hell no.

Following Silvia into the kitchen as she inspected the bloodiest out of all of them, Jaehwa approached the woman with the baby. "Don't worry, Silvia is our healer. Your friend will be okay." He then turned to his packmate, whose hair was now pulled up out of her face. "Follow me. The healing room is just this way."

Jaehwa led them through the kitchen and out into a hall. A few areas branched off from it, one of them being the healing room. He opened the door for them, making sure there was enough space for everyone to get in quickly. There was a wide assortment of herbs and medical supplies in here; hopefully Silvia would have everything she needed to save that woman's life.

 

[scorpiodragon]

Ordan
Location: Outskirts Ithawell to Downtown Ithawell
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Ordan was heading away from Larkin, though still in hearing distance, as he waited to see if the vampire had anything else to say when he caught Jae's voice in his head through the pack bond, the alpha pausing as he listened and snarled to himself at the omega's words. Apparently Silvia needed a stint in the dungeons for her disobedience so far today and he wondered if he'd made a mistake in bringing her into his pack. "Someone's at the house?" he questioned, annoyance which only grew as he heard Jaehwa say that he thought Silvia was letting said strangers into the house. The alpha closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration, Achilles growling within him. "Some leech from Lichen might stop by...make sure he leaves should he not find what he is looking for. Apparently he has been sent to track down the Boreal alpha Isabella and her pack...limited as it is. There's UV bullets in the vault along with silver if you need them," he said. "And put Silvia in the bloody dungeons after these people are gone from the house."

This day was turning out horrible and it wasn't even over yet. "We need a meal," he muttered to Achilles as he turned back towards Larkin. "I have things to take care of...I suggest you not overstay your welcome," Ordan warned. His healer apparently needed discipline and to be punished for her actions today, regardless of her naivety. Give an inch and they would take a mile, thinking they could do whatever they wanted.

Shaded (Larkin/Mentioned: Silvia), Mentioned Kipsy (Jaehwa)

Audrey
Location: Outside Custos/Healer Room, Custos Mansion
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Audrey continued bleeding on the seats in the back, the blood not stopping its flow as it emptied out of her, her skin growing more paler by the minute, not even registering where they were going as she drifted in and out of consciousness. The new mother just kept murmuring something over and over soundlessly, no words escaping her as they drove along, finally stopping in the drive of Custos though the girl did not register the lights shining within the mansion, nor the door opening and her seatbelt being removed as she was carried to the door, Nisha being handed back to the alpha who followed as the stranger holding her ran the doorbell. Audrey could not say what time it was, only registering the cool breeze of a spring evening and that it was dark out, the night only serving to briefly caress her skin like a blanket. Night was the time for the supernatural races and the night predators while day was the domain of man and the dhamphir lived in between night and day, embracing both.

As she was carried into the house upon the door opening, she briefly heard the sound of a startled voice, then footsteps coming from somewhere above and towards them, the lights on the ceiling swimming in and out of her flickering vision as Nisha remained quiet and stared at the ceiling, wrapped up still within the black trench coat, one tiny hand poking out and stretching, as if reaching for her mother or perhaps the twin that had been savagely taken from the female infant's side. The infant had not yet fed and its stomach protested the hunger she felt and she suddenly began wailing again, causing Audrey's eyes which had closed at some point to snap open, the eyes a blazing crimson as she looked around for her only remaining child, the teen trying to move in the stranger's arms and then trying to bite him but her teeth only caught air as she didn't even have the strength to lift her head, much less turn her body so she could bite into flesh.

Mentioned: Galaxy (Tyress, Isabella)

 

[Shaded]

Larkin A. Andley
Location: Outskirts, Ithawel
Interaction: Ordan scorpiodragon , Blake Kipsy

The male stood tall, the alpha either caught on or didnt, and with the way he quickly exited Larkin reached into his pocket. Swiping his fingers over the screen he quickly shot a rundown of what occurred to Blake whether the logs recieved it or not he quickly set out. He was following after the alpha, he hadn’t denied him entrance or declined it so he would wait on the edge of the territory. He didn’t have a problem with trespassing but he seemed quite in a rush to get away.

Larkin, hadn’t quite left yet, just watching as Ordan walked away. He had sent a message to Blake, telling him about the hunch and the tracking. If Blake wanted to head over quickly then he could tell him in detail what he found out. Larkin wasn’t sure why they were running, who they were running from, and how Ordan was going to take it when he returned to his pack. Larkin had more than enough reason to expect that Boreal was hiding.

Having been told about how Boreal was gone and caused some more havoc with doing so, the golden haired male settled himself where he was, eyes scanning over the scene before him. It wasn’t burning fast enough. With a shake of his head, Larkin went to work. He didn’t need to save any of the evidence—just dispose of the mess left for anyone to find. He didn’t want humans getting too much knowledge as well as the Blood Order getting aware of what happened. For all he knew the Blood Order was behind it, but he still felt the need to get rid of it.

Larkin didn’t think Ordan knew of what to do with it, maybe he should leave it for the alphas to feel the blow of what it will do to them with evidence unattended with. He wouldn’t risk it, stepping away from the other territory he went back to the sight, his eyes looking over to the twisted cars and blood splatters. He worked quickly, hands pulling out an old school lighter, one from his war days, and set off to light the place ablaze. Larkin started with the area near the corn field, doing what he could to light the blood and surrounding grass on fire. The rain wasn’t helping so he did the next best thing, he began piling the whole disaster up, the rain would wash away the blood but not the fleshy waste left behind. One by one he began piling whatever he could into the car—it wasn’t lit up yet but it wouldn’t be soon. He might just call for Blake to bring some gasoline when he remembered it was a car.

Digging around, he tore up what he could reach in the back of the car. Before long he found his target, very bent and messed up—sure but still usable. He ripped a pipe like line from the car and took a whiff. There wasn’t much left, a lot had already leaked but he didn’t mind that see as it was taking far too long to burn. Using the hose he drained what he could of the gas inside the car, all around even if the rain were to wash it away. Then with one final glare, Larkin turned on his lighter, the box top flipping back while he held a hand over the flame protectively. Then he tossed it in, trotting off as he waited for it to catch fire. There was where he would wait until further instruction, his mind set on being patient.​

 

[scorpiodragon]

Ordan
Location: Downtown Ithawell/Illyria Corporation
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Ordan noted the vampire didn’t say anything again but followed back to the wreckage. Unlike Ordan, the vampire remained behind, the alpha heading for the town that was fought over, not minding the water splashing onto his feet as he walked over the road, the cold rain hitting his skin which had no protection against the rain coming down. Leaving the scene behind for the vampire to deal with, if he desired, Ordan saw the lights of Ithawell after a while and entered Downtown, searching for any signs of that girl Alice but she wasn’t anywhere in the vicinity. When his stomach rumbled, the Custos Wolf looked around, spotting something that had not been there before. “Illyria’s Pizza Corporation. Fresh pizza and other nonsense not important,” Ordan said to himself. “What the hell. Pizza’s as good as anything.” The alpha tested the handle on the door and walked on inside, letting the door shut behind him. “Needs a lotta work,” he muttered.

Mentioned: Shaded (larkin) Interacting: Lenny2000

 

[Lenny2000]

Scythia and Alice
scorpiodragon ( ordan)

As the dramatic monologue has ended with scythia he turned his large swivel chair away from the door enterance as he went to a deep contemplation as he stared at the banner of he Illyria corporation. Thinking about how to Save loads more money than before. The blood order at the time was exploiting the revenue of the place as it makes life very hard to live day by day for the owner. Soon after alice in a more casual low key work outfit grabbed his tray of coffee and other assortments and left him be without a word, scythia holding the plate and coffee in his hand as he takes another sip of the delicious goodness. As alice walks out of the office she doesent notice ordan entering as she heads to the kitchen to clean up with some other employees. Her once bright mood and radiating attitude now dull and lifeless in a sense as there is no reason to be happy, the trauma of this environment scarring her for good. He may be demoralized but she is still willing to fight for her life.

 

[scorpiodragon]

Ordan
Location: Illyria Corporation
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As Ordan walked through the establishment, he took note of missing drywall and the few entertainment devices. A ball pit, a stage in the middle against one wall, several animatronics, a machine that stood empty with one of those grappling hooks that was always a pain to get a stuffed animal or toy from, a karaoke machine oddly, a basketball hoop. However a brief scent caught his nose and he turned his head to see a girl disappearing through a door, his eyes narrowing. Ordan headed over to the counter and tapped the bell on the counter with a note that said to ring it for service. The alpha rolled his eyes as snagged a menu and began looking through it out of boredom, idly drumming the fingers of one hand on the counter.

Lenny2000

 

[Lenny2000]

Scythia
Ordan

His time of trying to be content was over as he heard a ringing of the bell, certainly a customer was wanting to order something and the waiter he 'hired' is 'decommissioned' so he has to take care of it for himself. Pulling out from his desk his pistol and a remote that controls things from the establishment and pocketing it as he grabs a notepad and walks over out of his room, his head down and not really paying much attention as he starts to jot down stuff about the customer's order , going behind the counter he starts to jot down stuff before saying " welcome to Illyria Pizza world , where everything is fun and magical.." he says in a boring monotone voice, being bored at his job as he kinda figured here is no point, suddenly with a sniff he smelled a familiar scent as he commented " are you a regular or something from before ?" He mutters before looking up to see irfan before him. Pure shock and terror came to the manager as he dropped his pen and notepad, he thought he was free and was never going to see him but his sun came back to him in a odd confrontation. His face grew pale as he watched ordan and his eyes widened. " O-or..ordain ..." he says softly in shock

A metallic device on his wrist that kinda looked like a ankle bracelet for convicts starts to beep as it detected that Scythia was in stress and it starts to slowly activate the machines, living the doors to the exit.