Fantasy Cirque de Monstres (1941) second edition

[Axeykins]

He winced and hissed as she dabbed his face with the cloth. It stung horribly on his wounds, but at least he was aware enough to know it was only for his own good right now. "There's nothing to talk about winged one. I'm just fine...only have a little hangover and a headache. Some sleep and more 'medication' and I'll be good as new. Forget about everything."


@IceQueen

 

[IceQueen]

Alex sighed, setting the cloth down. "Marius, so help me to Paul I will take away your pipe if I have too." She said sternly, before continuing to dab his wounds. "You can't run and hide from these kind of things, it doesn't help. And neither does drugs." She said, taking care to be gentle around his deeper cuts. "You need to take care of yourself. I doubt drugs are any good for you."


@Axel1313

 

[Kiyoko Tomoe]

Sayuri

"T-Tho... mas...," Sayuri mumbled. A lone tear ran down her cheek, the girl incapable of hiding any emotion while in her current state, even those attached to things she doesn't remember. Strangely enough, Sayuri let out some sort of "nyuu" sound in her sleep as her mind wandered over the happier and warmer times she didn't consciously have memory of. Suddenly though, Sayuri's eyes shot open as her body tensed up, breathing stopped for a moment. She held her chest with one hand as fast as she could, ignoring the pain of her lightly burnt body and focusing on the sudden pain in her stomach and chest area.


Sayuri coughed up some blood into her other hand a few moments later, completely frozen still. She was in severe pain, her eyes shaking from how bad it was. Given the situation, people would know she was in severe pain. Just about nobody would be able to guess she felt the pain of a gunshot though- Actually, they might be able to piece it together by the sound of gunshots that came from the forest. Sayuri blacked out slowly, her hand falling off to the side. One could see the large bit of blood on her hand now, which was a good bit. Her other arm laid upon her stomach, her barely breathing, but it obvious the lack of smooth breathing merely from the sudden pain.


@Lady Luna Ravenswood @rosamortelle


Sayuri's Shadow & Kiyoko

"Somehow, this doesn't feel like the right way to go about it... Regardless though, I began this task, and I must complete it..." She thought to herself, observing from the shadows. Shrouded in darkness and negative energy, she silently slipped away to observe other things. Rather than finding other cirque members to observe though, she found somebody rather out of place. It was one woman, cautiously walking through the forest toward the cirque. "Now there's somebody who doesn't belong... It would be bad to have her coming back here right now, so I think I'll take care of her myself... I'll take her body for myself a while."


Kiyoko was nearing the cirque now. She took a sudden stop though, catching some movement in the corner of her eye. She pulled her handgun out, turning to her left slightly and swinging it as hard as she could. Some shadowy figure had sprung right at her, and she'd managed to hit it away just in time. Kiyoko took aim, and pulled the trigger twice. The first bullet was dodged by Sayuri's shadow, though the second managed to hit. The bullet went straight through her, though it still left the actual pain, which affected Sayuri's physical body.


"What the hell is this thing...!?" Kiyoko shouted to herself, though her voice wasn't loud enough to be heard by anybody who wasn't near her. Sayuri's shadow leaped at Kiyoko again, Kiyoko pulling the trigger and hitting the shadow a second time. The shadow hit the ground right in front of Kiyoko, laying there motionless for a bit. Kiyoko, extremely confused and partly in fear, took a few steps back and kept her gun pointed at the shadow. She was about to pull the trigger again, when she froze up; the shadow had entered Kiyoko's body, and everything else faded away in Kiyoko's mind; the shadow of Sayuri had taken over temporarily.

 

[Lady Luna Ravenswood]

Mr. Bones walked up to Abigor. His accent returned to a French one as he spoke so only he and Abigor could here what Bones was saying.


"You mess with my family I'll have your soul taken. Out of everyone leave Nora be, I will rip you apart if you mess with her anymore."


He backed up and puffed some more green smoke.


"I must check on the big kitties! they are so adorable!"


The bone man walked off like it was no big deal.


@Axel1313


Nora looked at Kora her mind was such a mixed mess, I took her a minute to answer. She just blamkly gawked.


"Oh yes, that" cough "will be fine."


She didn't know what had gotten into to her, she went over to her closet.


"I just want to change out of these clothes. They have bad energy on them."


She dug through her closet to find a very full and flowly black and white skirt. She put it on then dug through her dresser for the matching bra. That was when she heard gunshots.


"That sounded close."


She ran out of her trailer.


"PAUL! Forest NOW!!"


She ran into the forest with the ring leader in tow. She crouched by a tree when she spotted the investigator and a shadow. She watched as the shadow entered the investigators body. She didn't know the shadow but, she knew someone who would. She placed her hand over the ground.


"Dominus vocavi te in nomine dax bonum." (in the name of the good lord I summon you dax.)


A tar like substance leeched from the ground as her shadow demon Dax appeared.


"vado animadverto is qui" (go see who that is.)


She waited in the shadows as Dax approached the woman.


@Kiyoko Tomoe @IceQueen

 

[Axeykins]

"Pfft. I've run away and hid from the demons before. It's possible." He hissed in pain again as she neared the deeper cuts. The tiger had really done a number on his eye, the fool was lucky that it would heal. "And the 'medication' is fine! It does no harm to me. Only lets me see the pretty butterflies and lights. The bas***d made sure of that...he made sure my life was ruined..."


@IceQueen

 

[IceQueen]

Alex sighed. "Life is not over because a secret is spilled. If one can not face the past he has no future. Marius, you need to open your eyes. Well, eye now." She said softly, still cleaning his wounds. "Not everything is going to be perfect, but that doesn't mean it's over. I know, I have felt it before, not that I remember much before I became a hideous creature like I am now." She mumbled softly, looking back at her wings before looking back up at him.


@Axel1313

 

[Kiyoko Tomoe]

Shadow

As Dax approached, Kiyoko turned toward the demon and aimed the gun. With a pull of the trigger, she was gone by the time the sound of the shot could be heard. The bullet stopped itself before hitting Dax though, turning into ash and slowly falling speck by speck, until it was just a pile on the ground. Kiyoko was completely gone from the area, now walking out of the forest and headed toward the headquarters of those investigating the cirque. Sayuri was making good use of being inside of Kiyoko's body and mind, having access to the entirety of the woman's memory. Kiyoko walked with an air of superiority to herself, though also an air of anger that would make anybody within ten feet of her move a little ways away.


@Lady Luna Ravenswood

 

[Axeykins]

"You don't know anything about how the past works winged one. Or" His tone took a sudden turn to more venomous. This time along with hissing in pain he bared his fangs at her. "It can haunt you and sink it's claws into you at any moment. No matter how much you accept or deny it..." Letting out a deep breath he relaxed again. "And, if you are a hideous creature then I am the worst, most disgusting spawn of Hell alive..."


@IceQueen

 

[IceQueen]

Alex sighed and shook her head. "Now Marius, I don't know what kind of prey you eat but drinking my blood will not be pleasant, so keep those fangs away from my neck." She said sternly, her wings flapping behind her. "Even when the past haunts you, there are others that can help you though the pain. And if one doesn't wish to accept your past, you have to find someone else." She said, putting down the cloth and placing a gentle hand against his cheek. "Now, tell me what happened." She said soothingly.


@Axel1313

 

[Axeykins]

"Îmi pare rău ...." He muttered, biting his lower lip and hiding his fangs. "The demon came back...my master.. and ruined it all again..." His words were still horribly slurred, but he was finally coming back down to earth. Enough to make some sense at least. "He's the past that brings back the pain....I find a perfect life and he ruins it, then comes back to do it again....he can't leave me alone and won't. Not if I'm happy."


@IceQueen

 

[Taelonthesands]

Daphne softly whispered into Sayuri's ear, careful to keep a calm tone.


"Thomas is not here my dear, but I am. And I promise you will be alright."


The fact that Sayuri had mumbled Thomas' name gave Daphne hope about the condition of the girl until she heard gun shots in the distance, felt Sayuri jerk in her arms and a drip of a familiar substance touch her skin. As she looked down at Sayuri, Daphne's face glowed with fear. Daphne was mortified by the scarlet liquid covering Sayuri's hand. Daphne then looked into Sayuri's eyes, seeing the pain they revealed. Without hesitation Daphne Immediately shifted Sayuri into a tight grip with one of her arms and grabbed Abigor by the hand.


"My love we must move now."


She spoke to him in a serious tone and did not wait for Abigor to respond. Instead Daphne pulled Abigor with her towards the direction of the cirque's parking lot, avoiding the direction the gun shots came from. All the while keeping Sayuri in a firm grip and reminding herself and the unconscious Sayuri that everything would be alright.


@Axel1313 @Kiyoko Tomoe

 

[IceQueen]

Alex sighed. "Well then, ignore him. Or at the least try to be happy. Some day you can become bigger than the demons that you face, and you can become stronger." She whispered, keeping her hand on his cheek for support. He was starting to come back, a little bit, though he still stunk horribly of drugs. "I am not going to lose faith in you Marius. I will always be there. You need anything, just ask." She said, smiling gently at him.


@Axel1313

 

[Axeykins]

"You don't need to tell me twice love." The shots from the forest coupled with the fear in her eyes for the little one made him move fast. On the way to the parking lot he took the lead and went straight for his car. A veeery nice Rolls Royce, leather seats, real wood decorating the dash and the finest engine he could get. It was obvious that he was more than well off. "Come on, I will get you wherever you need to go quickly."


@rosamortelle @Kiyoko Tomoe


"I can't ignore him he's my master! He owns my soul!" He removed his shirt to show her the tattoo on his chest. "See? This is one demon I can never be stronger than or run away from...he's always going to be there to ruin my life... I know he'll make all of you turn against me some day too or make me turn against you..."


@IceQueen

 

[IceQueen]

Alex stared blankly at his chest, the tattoo carving a whole though her words. "Marius, those who believe in you can't turn against you." Alex said, grasping his hand. "Even though he may own your soul he can not control how I feel, or what I do. I have never seen this man before in my life, but you should know I don't take kindly to others pushing my family around." She said softly, trying to calm him down. "You have to trust me Marius."


@Axel1313

 

[Axeykins]

"You say that now and so boldly too, but you have no idea...."He turned his eyes to the floor. "The one person I loved, trusted and cherished the most turned against me....and she said nearly the same thing....he is a master manipulator and lover of chaos. Never trust that blonde devil..."


@IceQueen

 

[IceQueen]

Alex pursed her lips, squeezing Marius hand. "Well, sometimes the people we think we know turn out to be different." She mumbled. "Marius, no person is equal. Every single person in this world has been though something different. Weather it be torture, overbearing parents, escaping prison, all of us have faced different things. And sometimes, people you thought loved you turn out to be different as time passes. That doesn't mean you can't start again." Alex whispered, holding his hand tightly. She knew all to well what it was like to scrap a life, to feel alone, weak, helpless, so helping Marius was the most important thing to her right now. It killed her to see someone she considered almost family to be so hurt.


@Axel1313

 

[Axeykins]

"I know that all to well winged one...and that is why I know it is his fault...she would never turn on me like she did... none of the people I've trusted would have..." He wrapped his long fingers around her hand firmly. Shutting his eye tightly he slumped against her. Sleepiness was taking hold of him now, it was a good sign that he was healing though. "I don't want to start out again...I'm so tired of wanting to start out again...I just want it to end...that's why I'm a daredevil here..."


@IceQueen

 

[Lady Luna Ravenswood]

Nora pointed at the shadow


"Dax Consequamur!" (Dax follow her!)


Nora looked back at Paul.


"And you follow him! I don't have time to play follow the shadow creatures, remember if it doesn't speak latin its not from the inferno."


She left Paul and returned to Kora, not letting the gun shots effect her.


"Well that was fun. Anyways."


She started digging through her drawers again for the matching top to her skirt.


"Wait, what were we talking about again?"


@Kiyoko Tomoe @IceQueen


Paul sighed when Nora instructed him to follow Dax. He sighed as he chased after the demon who was moving supringly fast.


"Dax! Optare! Retardo you damn daemonium habes!" (Wait! Slow down you damn demon!)


He ran as fast as he could after the demon.


Dax slithered along the ground after the girl while calling out to the shadow.


"Conservus daemonium optare! Scio qui sis volo!" (Fellow demon wait! I want to know who you are!)


The shadow sped after the girl, not paying attention to Paul.


@Kiyoko Tomoe


Sammy didn't look back at the woman.


"I don't have time to help you."


She slammed the door of her car sped off towards the hospital. When she arrived at the hospital she flashed the receptionist her badge.


"I'm looking for the man that was brought in from the east side of town."


The lady nodded and showed Sammy to his room. She grabbed the chart and looked it over. She noticed the head trauma and turned to him.


"Sisceal how did you receive this head injury?"


@Axel1313

 

[IceQueen]

Alex sighed, wrapping and arm around his shoulder as his heavy body slumped against her. "I know. Starting over get's tiring, but let me help. You can hang around me and all my nerdyness for a while. I know you can't see much, but I make sculptures and mechanical 3D things. But for now, just sleep, everything will be better in the morning." She whispered, her wing tucking around Marius tenderly as he leaned against her.


@Axel1313


Kora shrugged as Nora said she was looking fine, but quickly turned to the gun shots. She would have followed Nora, but she was too quick for her, especially after Kora had dragged her back to her bed room. Looking out the door, Kora smiled as Nora came back. "We were talking about a cafe, and weather or not I was wearing the right thing, which you gave the seal of approval on.


@Lady Luna Ravenswood

 

[Axeykins]

"You're a sweet friend Alex....I hope you are right.." He mumbled. His head bobbing forward and his body becoming heavier. This was one sleep he could not avoid, no matter how hard he tried. It was some sort of fail safe to ensure he healed and regenerated. Not very safe though seeing as he went into a deep sleep and could hardly be stirred. "I wish I could see your wings...I don't think I ever saw wings like yours when I was small.."


@IceQueen


"Head injury?" He had to reach up to even know what she was talking about. The big goose egg on the side of his head gave a pretty good indication though, especially when pain shot through it. "I....I don't know...all I can remember is being in the bar drinking...one of them coming over to talk and then it all fades to black." He frowned. Having no memory of what happened really disturbed him.


@Lady Luna Ravenswood

 

[IceQueen]

Alex smiled softly as Marius laid on her. "Well, what the eyes can not see, the hands can touch no?" She spoke softly, rubbing his shoulder reassuringly. "Just because you can not see, does not mean things are any less beautiful. Use your other senses to create a picture, paint it in your mind." She said, leaning back on the couch. She would wait until he was asleep to attempt to move him up to the loft. There he could rest, surely, she would just have to sleep on the couch.


@Axel1313

 

[Taelonthesands]

"Thank you dear," Daphne said as she slid into the car adjusting herself so she could keep Sayuri in her lap. The girl looked even worse from the last time Daphne checked. Daphne's hands were shaking as she kept a strong grip on Sayuri, afraid that if she let go Sayuri would turn to dust in front of her.


Once Abigor had gotten in the car as well, Daphne moved her gaze from Sayuri for a few seconds to look at Abigor.


"We need to get to the human hospital. I have a good friend that works with the humans there. If there is anyone who can help Sayuri, it will be her."


Even when she spoke Daphne sounded concerned. She just hoped that Sayuri wouldn't get any worse until they got to the hospital.


@Axel1313 @Kiyoko Tomoe

 

[Axeykins]

He chuckled softly. "You have no idea how beautiful some things are Alex...and not just in appearance." He sleepily reached out to feel the feathers of her wings. "I hate being blind, but...it has been quite an eye opener. I see people for who they are, not how they look...and..an---" His words were suddenly cut off by light snoring. He'd passed out completely with hardly any warning.


@IceQueen


"Okay, hold on tight dearest. I am quite the speed demon." He smirked and sped off. Going far over the speed limit, but the cops didn't dare do anything about it. He was a very powerful man in this town, one you certainly wouldn't want to mess with. For this case though it was a good thing. As they got to the hospital in no time at all.


@rosamortelle

 

[IceQueen]

Alex smiled and listened to Marius drone on, before he stopped, and she smiled. "He finally fell asleep." She whispered, before stretching her wings out all the way. It proved to me even more of a challenge as she tried to drag Marius up her ladder to the loft part. Heaving her wings upwards, she floated Marius above the ladder for only a second, trying not to drop him too hard as she carried him up the steps one by one, finally dragging him to the top twenty minutes later. "Ugg, stop eating so much you fatty." She joked lightly, dragging Marius the rest of the way to her large bed, where she set him down and collapsed on the floor out of exhaustion.


@Axel1313

 

[Lady Luna Ravenswood]

Nora looked over at Kora, that dumbfounded feeling came over her again.


"Yeah, because what your wearing looks nice...."


She buried her face in in a drawer as she kept digging. She kept acting like a loony for some reason. Nora felt her cheeks warm, with all that has happened hher usual confident self was replaced with a shyer one.


"Oh, where did it go."


She threw various under garments out the drawers as looked for the top.


"I just need to get out the bastards shirt, has kids and married. I am not that kind of succubus."


She seemed slightly frustrated at the whole situation.


"Anyways this café is amazing, me and Paul found it. A lot of couples go there for dates because of the desserts they offer. Perfect for sharing."


@IceQueen


Sammy rubbed her face.


"Of course they are involved. They probably drugged you and did god, knows what to you."


She set the chart down and pulled a chair up and sat down. Looking directly at Sisceal.


"Do you remember anything else? Even the blurs and visions tell me about them."


She needed something, anything to get a warrant, or arrest one of the members on.


@Axel1313