Fantasy The Shifters

[kjsprk]

Leaping off the last platform and onto the ground below, he approached the panther girl carefully. He poked her with his bat and waited for a reaction.


"Not so tough now are ya?" XJune chuckled. He twirled hit bat and circled the large cat, debating on what to do: leave her, or wrap her wound. He kicked himself but he opened his bag and grabbed a purple bandana to wrap her wound. When finished, he was about to walk off when he spotted the lump of money. He smirked, snatched it and began running in the direction of home.

 

[The Darkling]

Freyja was about to sneak her way down but the guy ran off with the bag after wrapping the wound. The way he acted she couldnt tell which side he was on. Either way that bag had to have something of importance inside it and she would have it if she could. She looked at the panther and sneered as she walked away. She jumped and transformed following the boy from the air, which was really not that hard to do.

 

[kjsprk]

XJune kept running, through alleyways, trying to evade any followers. he looked up to see a bat following him.


"Ah...crap." He kept running and could almost see his apartment building. He was now in a tougher part of town. "Back off, it's mine!" he yelled up to the bat shifter. 'What the hell is their problem?' he thought.

 

[The Darkling]

Freyja squeaked which in human form could have been laughter. She was a night creature and this was to simple. She decided to keep following him until he reached his destination. Then they could duke it out for whatever he wanted to keep to himself. She wouldnt kill him of course, not unless she had to.

 

[kjsprk]

XJune heard a screech. he turned to see the bat was still following him. He'd had enough. He stopped running and turned around, he put his hat on and grabbed his bat.


"C'mere! I'm battin' a thousand today, I can hit a rat with wings!" he threatened. He cocked his arms back with the bat in hand. "C'mon already!" he waited for the bat to shift and approach him, just so he could hit something else.

 

[The Darkling]

Freyja hadnt seen such a frisky shifter in awhile, she could use some excitement in this life of her. She stopped a few feet away and changed form landing on the ground in a crouch. She rolled her shoulders and looked at the guy. "It would be much easier if you would just hand it over.." She put her hand on her hip and pulled the knife out.

 

[kjsprk]

XJune started to internally sweat when he saw the knife, but then remembered who he was, and shook it off.


He chuckled, "It'd be easier if you'd not rob a robber. I mean, c'mon, what'd ya eat a bowl of stupid flakes for breakfast." He laughed but kept his stance. "Why don't you just fly away dare you little gnat before I roll your ass up and swing that stupid look off your face." he smirked and cocked his bat even further back. His bracelets jingling as he did so, his scars visibly there on his arms, in sight of the bat girl now.

 

[The Darkling]

Freyja raised her brow at the comment he made, "Someone seems to think he is very clever.." She looked at the scars and then back up at him, her eyes a searing bright red and when she smirked her fangs gleamed. "Im not afraid to fight..nor m I afraid of you. If you would like to fight then we can of course" She twirled the knife in her hand.

 

[kjsprk]

"Swing first, and I'm all yours." A smirk growing on his face. He wanted to hit something, but maybe it was the wall in his apartment and not this new person. He put the bundle of money in his backpack. 'Mine' He thought to himself.


"Who said anyone here was afraid?" He joked. She seemed smart, it'd be a shame if he had to hit her face with his bat a few times.

 

[The Darkling]

Without hesitating she quickly stepped forward and charged at him knife in hand. She had more knives with her but she wanted to see how well he could fight with just her and her one knife. " A bat seems so unfair..doesnt it? A poor girl like me armed with only a small knife.." She smiled rarely but this excitement was something she had needed for a long time. She dodged to the left when she thought she had gotten to close.

 

[kjsprk]

As she charged him and stepped over to the right slightly, stepping out of her way.


"You stalk me, den you wanna take my stuff, and you think that da bat's unfair?" He laughed. "Lady, there's a store down the street back dat way, they sell bats, why don't cha go down dare and buy yourself one!" he kept laughing. XJune's face became serious when he saw her knife again, and his stance shot back to a defensive position.


"Survival of the fittest, pancakes!" He snarled at her.

 

[The Darkling]

(lol pancakes)


She stood in attack position with a small grin on her face, "Ill need some money first..and it seems like much more fun to try and get that bag" She long black hair flew around her face as she moved and she blew it out of her face. "You already know what i'am..why not tell me what you are?" She sliced upward and caught her shirt but wasnt sure if she reached skin. She would probably need to transform soon.

 

[kjsprk]

XJune felt a sharp pain on his stomach. The knife of her attack had gotten his stomach. He did not show the pain and instead swung back at her, making contact with her leg slightly.


"Bat's aren't expensive, hell, lady, I'll make ya one for free!" He laughed more. "The bag's mine, end of story." he circled her with a smart smirk on his face. "Me?" He chuckled. "I'm a thief, that's what I am. Always have been, always...always will be..." He sighed slightly.

 

[The Darkling]

Freyja hissed and lost her footing for a second, her leg now pounding with a new found pain. "You have a string arm there.." Her smile faded, she needed to get this bag and get out of here. "Besides why would you want to make a villain a bat? I could just go around bashing people over the heads" She tucked the knife back in her belt and waited for the right moment.

 

[kjsprk]

XJune left his guard down, but only slightly. His grip remained as strong as ever on the handle of the wooden bat. He smirked at the question.


"Well, say you're off...bashing people's head in and such. Dat's just another distraction for all dese wanna-be heros out here while I'm doin' business. They throw you in da slammer, or kill ya...point is, their distracted with your bullcrap." He snickered and waved his bat back and forth as he continued to circle her. "Listen, why don't you just leave. Fly back to ya cave...back to Batman, and I'll just go home, get a shower...go to bed, and we call it a day. I'm tired, you're probably tired. What do you even want with dis bag?"

 

[The Darkling]

She took one more step back and smiled, "Well I guess im lucky im really not like those other bastards huh? Im not going to go around leaving a trail to be taken away to a small cell. Besides I do everything alone..no one to get in my way." His snarky comments didnt bother her, they were quite entertaining anyways. "And I could use a break form stealing..so I figured one more wouldnt hurt..being a villain isnt all fun and games you know. A break is needed once in awhile" She crouched and jumped into the air changing into a bat mid air.

 

[kjsprk]

XJune laughed again. "Lady don't you know da truth." He said looking at his scarred arm. He shook his head when she changed into a bat and hovered there.


"So what? You done? You just gonna...leave? No fighting?" He was honestly shocked, she seemed like the fight 'till the daylight-type person. If she left, he'd be confused and truthfully baffled.

 

[The Darkling]

Freyja knew her power was limited compared to others but she could use them to her benefit. She opened her mouth and screeched aiming all that she could in his direction. Her power simply put her opponent in a daze and feeling inebriated for a time. But it was usually enough to give her the upper hand.

 

[kjsprk]

A loud scream shattered XJune's ears before everything went silent and he dropped to the ground, holding his hands over his head. His grip on his bat didn't let up but his guard was now nothing.


"Dat frggin' ...rat with wings!" He yelled trying to get to his feet.

 

[The Darkling]

Freyja dropped back down to the ground and pulled her hair from the ponytail. "I'am truly sorry for that..I know its not the most pleasant thing in th world" She went over to him and hopped around him grabbing the bag and stepping back with the knife in her hand. "Thank you again though for this wonderful time..it shall forever be in my heart" She bowed and started walking away.

 

[kjsprk]

XJune heard nothing but mumbles as she stole his bag of money. He stood up, ears still ringing, and bat in his hand. His face sporting a nasty look as he watched her walk away. He was about to chase after her when what she said earlier about needing a break flashed in his mind and took a breath and just turned around and began walking the opposite way. He put his bat in his backpack and carried his hat and slowly made his way to his apartment.

 

[The Darkling]

Freyja quickly made her way up to a roof and felt pretty good. No one was to hurt and she got what she went after. She felt bad for the guy who had to be caught in the middle of it all and knew the effects of her powers would wear off shortly. She sat down on the roof and looked up at the sky, finally able to relax. But with relaxation always came the thoughts and the sadness.

 

[kjsprk]

XJune made it to his apartment complex, muffle rave music could be heard from the outside of the building. Lights and the silhouettes from dancers could be seen in every window but his own. He walked inside, met by a bunch of other thieves and killers partying with girls.


'Disgusting.' XJune thought as he wore a fake smile and greeted a few acquaintances. He entered he elevator to see a couple going at each other's faces, it was a long ride up to the 7th and top floor. The elevator door opened and the music was muffled again in the hallway. Apartment number 42 was his own. He walked there and locked the door when he got inside.


Throwing his backpack down on the ground and going out of the balcony, XJune looked upon the now dark city.


"Why can't I make dis easy on myself?" He asked himself. XJune took his knife and examined it. He was stressed and disappointed in himself. He sighed, "Wild for the night...forget bein' polite..."

 

[The Darkling]

Freyja was laying on her back and examining the stars, the other shifters never bothered her there. It was a safe haven on these empty rooftops. With her sight turned off everything was more crisp and clear. Car horns and shouting would always be heard and it pissed her off. Such disgusting noises clouding a view of beauty. She looked at the bag and realized she had enough for awhile.

 

[CrimsonEclipse]

Sebastian was on the rooftops, watching for trouble. In his animal form, he truly looked magnificent and terrifying. A tiger with gold and white stripes, 8ft long and 5'8ft tall from the shoulders. You would really think twice before messing with this guy.


He stood there, still as a gargoyle. A commotion broke out at a convenience store, but he didn't bother interfere. There were already two shifters present, so he let them handle it. A panther was chasing a young man, a shifter as well, when she collapsed. As soon as the young man left, Sebastian quickly made his way towards her.


Easily jumping the gaps between buildings, he arrived at her side. She had a nasty wound, but it was already wrapped. "At least he didn't leave her to die." He thought to himself. Picking her up by the scruff of her neck, he moved her to a more comfortable place, a rooftop with a roof over head. He set her down, leaving her to rest.