The Souls of Salem [WoD]

[Morgy]

Flora sniffled a little bet getting up, brushing away some of the tears. “Thank you Mariah, I think I’ll go collect some of the things I have lying around the infirmary, I mean the only thing I really carry around with me is pa’s knife anyway.” Flora said jokingly to the woman as she stood up, patting the kukri that was sheathed at her side. “Its one of the few things I still have left form them.” Flora said smiling now at Mariah. Flora then turned and began to make her way out of the room. "Thanks Mariah, i hope to speak with you another time!" Flora calls out as she leaves the room waving good bye.

 

[Mistress Iris]

Aurora didn't like having the attention move to her, she was trying to be a fly on the wall, invisible, but with the chance of getting out of here she didn't have much of a choice. She would go along with the plan, at least for the time being. When Zarred grabbed and "yelled" at her, she winced as if scared, shaking slightly. "Y-yes I did. I-I-I'm sorry, it's a habit I can't control. When I need comforting.....normally it's my parents but sometimes. I didn't think she would manifest this way, usually only I can see them. I just-I cant....Oh please don't hurt me!" She cowered, seemingly shrinking under their gaze.


'Play scared, if this goes south I won't be as suspicious...right? Oh gods I hope this works.' In her mind she tried to stay as calm as possible. She was near the breaking point, and she knew it. So she had to steel her mind the best should could or else she just might loose it.

 

[NovaPheonix]

Zarred remained strangely still, his lips mumbling something that could be heard just yet. "Hey, you." His whispered into Aurora's ear, motioning downwards as he clenched his fingers in between hers. "I need you to bend one of my fingers as hard as you can, try to break it, if you can." He sounded grim and desperate, as well as highly serious as he began to chant out words that echoed throughout the room. "Veil lifting, the shores of oblivion beckon...I call out from the land of the living, deliver me beyond!" The chant seemed to just be beginning, but already Aurora was starting to become transparent. He looked around the room and at that point noticed that Danielle was about to question him. In a moment of unfocused fear, his attention shifted to her and altered the spell entirely as she would feel herself start to fade from the mortal world along with Aurora.

 

[Zayuz]

"W-What the hell?" Danielle quickly unsheathed her sword, drawing it and pointing it to Zarred. "W-witch! Cease this!" Her heart rate jumped, feeling herself.. Fading? She had never been the target of a spell as far as she was aware, and what she knew is that they usually weren't good. If she hit him would the cut off of magical energy affect her somehow? Her face would appear calm, though her stuttering betrayed her nervousness. He was across the room from her, so her sword couldn't exactly reach - But a well placed lunge could probably get him. The sword she held was made of a strong steel, with many small inscriptions along the middle of the blade. The hilt was done in layers, with a total of three points sticking out from each side; mostly for decoration. The handle was a black leather with a blood red strap wrapped neatly around it, creating a pattern of sorts. In all, it was a very high quality blade, made to be equally pleasing to the eye as well as deadly. ..Though the confidence of it's wielder did not quite match it's ferocity.

 

[Mistress Iris]

This situation was getting way out of hand, Jeanne (the name she was calling the armored woman) raised a blade at her and Zarred. What was she supposed to do? He had asked her to break his finger, and he was completely serious about it. What sane person would ask something like that? He said he would get her out of this and that was the only thing that went through her mind as she stood in front of him looking at the woman. "If your going to kill this guy, please do it somewhere else, I really don't want to be an accessory to murder." As she moved in front of him, she grabbed his hand behind her back, and pulled as hard as she could on his left pinky finger.

 

[NovaPheonix]

"Ah!" Zarred yelped out in pain as his finger twisted and the spell completed itself, sending the two girls out of the room, fading away. He huffed a bit, trying to hold his ground as he looked over at Trent with killing intent. "Alright, now I just need to clean up this mess and we'll get out of here." He realized by now that he wasn't transported, but he could work with that. There was a car out front, he'd just need to drive as far away from this cult as he could get. He looked up toward his ghostly ex-girlfriend, "You got my back, right?"

 

[ValkyrieRose]

"But of course, Zar Zar." Ceceila said, her ghostly lips turning into a smile. "I haven't had this much fun in a while. I'll have some of that juicy enerfy of yours as a reward later, of course." She says, cricking her fingers a little bit. It was completly uneeded and entirly for sure, but she got ready to inflict some serious hurt.


Meanwhile, Mariah was moving off towards the first floot when a scream reached her ears. "WEll then... that sounds like the opposite of someone being healed." She says, knowing full well that the woman she had just been talking to was on the floor above. There wasn't some idiot causing her trouble in her cault, was there? Perhaps the new blood she was told they would be reciving? She cracks her fingers and cricks her neck. She hadn't had much fun in a while. Perhaps she should fix that. She begins moving at a moderatly fast pace to see what's going on.


Trent pulls out his gun with one hand, pointing it at him. "Just... dont move. HEY, CAN I GET SOME HELP HERE?!" He shouts out, hoping reinforcements would respond to him @NovaPheonix

 

[ValkyrieRose]

After a short moment, Trent gives a slight smile. "Not that i need it." He adds, firing a bullet at Zarred. It's a pretty clean hit too... he was DEFIANTLY going to feel that in the morning.... if there WAS a morning for him. "Just stop whatever the fuck it is your doing and give in. I'm sure there are penty of peope on the way... you actuay think you can stop us that easily?" He asks


"Zarred!" Ceceila shouts in surprise. She focuses her ghostly power, knocking the gun out of Trent's hand, causing the big man to curse and flick his wrist a little bit. "Aright! You have to run!" She encourages him @NovaPheonix

 

[NovaPheonix]

The bullet flew into his chest, smashing into his chest with a dull smacking sound. It was a loud thunk, but afterwards there was no sound besides the gun clattering to the floor. Zarred didn't scream, and he focused his remaining willpower to reduce the feeling he felt in his nerves. There was no blood coming from his body and he didn't even flinch from the impact that in reality shattered most of his chest cavity. He stepped forward, refusing to run. He glared into trent's eyes, staring him down for a moment. The bullet hole was clearly through his chest, but her didn't seem to be bothered by it at all. "Trent. I'm a vampire...you're not gonna be able to kill me with a gun. I want you to think for a moment. I'm kinda pissed off right now!" He wasn't afraid of dying, so there wasn't a shred of fear on his face, only primal anger that he was both acting out and truly feeling. "If you wanna make this worse, you can keep pushing me...but then I'll go into frenzy, and when my beast comes out...you'll be dead on the floor whether I want it or not. If you don't wanna die, step aside...otherwise I promise that I will kill you even if you somehow kill me first."

 

[ValkyrieRose]

Trent takes a breath, looking at the bullet. His eyes widen a little bit and enter a combat stance with his knife, although it's clearly a defensive one. Had he made the wrong assumption? Hell, the thing even sent two people away! "You couldn't be... a completed experiment?!" He says, surprised. "Just... just stay there, alright?! We'll figure this out when she gets here." He says


Ceceila pauses, looking to Zarred as if wondering how he was going to act now. She doesn't move, not wanting to endager Zarred's chances by acting further

 

[NovaPheonix]

"Alright, well, I'm going to be leaving now...if you'll excuse me." Zarred's first reaction was to try to juke past the man with the knife who was now worth nothing to him. He was about to do that, but the pain caused him to hesitate just enough that he couldn't make it past him before he saw another woman who he knew was inhuman approaching. He froze, not exactly out of fear, but out of curiosity.

 

[ValkyrieRose]

• Infirmary
• Twilight

• 
  
  
  Mariah arrived at the room a few seconds later, seeing a half injured goth and Trent. The former looked bloodied up a bit, and there was a gun laying on the floor, Trent holding a knife. "And what is going on here?" She asked, more curious than anything. There was no aura of anger around her seemingly. She looked at the two of them with cool red eyes.
  
  
  Trent took a breath. "Ah... there may have been a misunderstanding possibly, my lady." He says. "Did you read the message Is ent you?"
  
  
  "I haven't. I was speaking with our lovely little nurse about the victims in the room." She says. "Do explain."
  
  
  "Ah well, I heard this man chanting what seemed like magic when he was collecting someone for us." He explained. "And just now she and Danielle vanished... I thought he might be a magic user or the like." He says.
  
  
  "Is that right? Maybe the person we captured was the mage instead?" She asked. "Contact Eric and see if you can figure out what happened to him. PAy him as much as he needs. I won't allow my precious knight to become lost to me." She says.
  
  
  She looks to Zarred, sizing him up with a cold, calculating eye. "You will come with me."
  
  
  It wasn't a question. @NovaPheonix
  
  
  
• 
  
  
  The world of Twilight was exactly like that of the normal world, the only difference being that those within Twilight cannont interact with the normal world without help or magical existance. Therefore, Danielle and Aurora would see the events transpire regarding Zarred and Mariah... luckily, nothing seems to have noticed you... what will thw two do?! @Zayuz @Mistress Iris

 

[NovaPheonix]

"Magic user? What kinda nonsense is that? I used to be in a death metal band and we chanted shit in german and latin...nobody thought I was a wizard or whatever." Zarred held up a set of devil horns with his fingers, actually telling the truth for once. He obediently followed his leader, because he knew she was inhuman he figured she'd probably be able to chase him down or harm him easily. Plus, within the next few hours his spells were going to wear off and his entire body would rebound with pain and pool up with blood. If he didn't find said "lovely little nurse" by that point, he figured he would be dead or at least start bleeding to death. He took out his phone and texted her while he walked down the hall, sending a rather quick -Where r you?-


@DARK7 @ValkyrieRose

 

[Zayuz]

"Hrah!" Danielle would exclaim, lunging forwards with her sword. It pierced the traitor's skin, sinking deep into.. Err.. What? No reaction? She slashes her sword through him several times, panting and slowly coming to a stop. She stood there for several moments, staring at her opponent with a confused look on her face. She hit him a last time, though halfheartedly before leaning her blade on the ground. "..What?" She muttered, looking between the people. They were interacting as if she wasn't there and.. Did his spell kill her? Is this what being dead was? She couldn't see her corpse.. Magic, though she had no idea what kind. At the moment the girl had not noticed that she was one of two people to be banished to the twilight, assuming Aurora was still part of the physical world. Danielle looked at the transpiring event with a blank stare, still standing half inside of Zarred.

 

[Mistress Iris]

Aurora watched in horror as woman lunged at Zarred, she jumped out of the way, landing in a sitting postion on the floor. She covered her ears and closed her eyes, not wanting to see or hear the result. After a minute of no sound she tentatively turned around and saw the woman standing partially inside Zarred with a confused look on her face."Wha...." She muttered standing up, walking over towards the two. She put her hand in front of her, she shook a bit as it went right through the man. Her eyes widened as she moved over to Trent and did the same thing. Her hand went straight through. She shook even more as the fear and confusion ebbed away turning into furry. With her clenched hands she turned and punched at the man who did this to her."GOD DAMN IT! WHY the fuck did this happen to me?! FIRST you harass me! SECOND you assault and kidnap me! THEN to top it off THIS! WHAT EVEN IS THIS!?" While she ranted, she punched and kicked the man to no avail. "AAAAHHHHG!" She screamed. "I hate YOU! I hate THIS! I-I...." her breathing was heavy and ragged as she finally gave up."....I just want to go home." she muttered.

 

[ValkyrieRose]

Mariah looks to the man, then towards the inside of the room. Her eyes seemed to be scanning the room, seeing Danielle and Auora with ease. "I'll come back soon Danielle." She says, looking right at her. "In the meantime please stay put and keep that lovely lady with you." She says... the woman was shoting but she either didn't hear or couldn't, but she got the gist of it- she was angry at Zarred because of something. "I'm sure the girl needs special care, so try not to upset her while I do the appropriate investigations." She says


"Is that right?" Mariah asked, leading Zarred away, leaving Trent to man the infirmary. "Death metal? I can't say i'm a fan but everyone has their talents i suppose." She said, leading him into the room she was in earlier, up the stairs. She eyes him carefully. "...Tell me about yourself, kindred." She says. "Explain everything that happened, in detail.... including why i was unaware that an unatrual being was in my domain."


Meanwhile, in the infirmiry, a phone on the desk lights up- a message with Zarred's text.


@Zayuz @Mistress Iris @NovaPheonix

 

[Zayuz]

Danielle glanced over at the other girl making.. A lot of noise. Her relationship with Zarred was.. Clear enough. She was relieved when her mistress told her she would be retrieved, almost instantly calming and stepping back from.. Halfway through Zarred. "..Sounds like you've had it pretty rough." She remarks, looking to Aurora after a moment. "I mean, at least you got to break his thumb for it, right?" A small smile would appear on her face, trying to put the other victim of the spell at ease. "I'm Danielle.. Blacksmith and Bodyguard for Mariah, pleased to meet you." She would extend her hand to the other girl, hoping that she would have calmed enough to take her introduction positively. ..There seemed to be nothing she could do about their surroundings.. So she decided to ignore them entirely. Maybe not the smartest thing to do, but it helped her keep her focus and not worry about the things she couldn't control. Her sword was quickly sheathed by her side; not that it could have hurt her anyways.

 

[NovaPheonix]

"Trent pointed a gun at me, so you'll have to understand I wasn't exactly in a good mood. These ghosts started to talk to me, my old girlfriend came to me...and then he comes in and says that I'm using magic or something..." Zarred talked softly, trying to act as if he was very confused and forlorn. He wanted to make it seem like the ghosts were coming to him rather than what was actually going on. He didn't raise his voice much, and he mostly held his head low, not looking directly at the leader of the cult, but he still followed her carefully. He was sure she was actually a vampire based on what he already knew. He tried to keep on his guard, but that was nearly impossible since in reality he was close to bleeding to death once the wounds opened up, and at best he'd hardly be able to walk from the pain once most of it came back. Even at the moment with his nerves dulled, his chest and the surrounding area burned and wrenched, he was in agony. On top of that, most of his Mana had been used up over the past few hours since he was casting more than a few powerful spells. He was backed into a corner and inches away from death, but even in the face of death he tried his best to play it cool. That was something only a Death Mage would be able to do.


@ValkyrieRose

 

[Morgy]

After her encounter her encounter with Mariah Flora had made her way tot he her new room on the second floor. Upon entering the room she smiled widely, the room looked rather nice compared tot he run down bug bed infested rooms in the orphanage she had to share. She felt a feeling of Deja Vu, it had been about 11 years since she had had a room to herself. The girl had let out a sound of pure joy, and jumped on the bed, lying on her back and closing her eyes, a tranquil expression on her face. "This is nice..." Flora sighed to herself, as she began to let herself fall into a slight nap. Soon as she was beginning to drift off she heard it, a gunshot. Floras eyes burst open as looked toward the door to her room, She quickly rolled off her bed drawing out her Kukri. "That doesn't sound good..." She said as she approached the door slowly, upon reaching it she opened it slowly, having no idea where the sound came from.

 

[ValkyrieRose]

"Don't worry... we'll figure it out." She says, looking at him as she gets up. "If that's the case and he attacked you without coming to me, I'll see to it Trent is punished... he's a good spy, one of my best, but he can be a bit hasty at times." She says as she walks over to the fridge, pulling out a blood back and tossing it to him. "If you need the Vitae to heal yourself there, that should do the trick." She says with the slightest of smiles, watching him with a bit of intrigue


A phone on her desk rings. 'We got ahold of him, My lady.. he'll be here to try and bust them out soon."


She claps. "Wonderful, im glad to hear he wasn't busy. Tell him he'll get a bonus." She says, looking to him. "Well, good news is that we'll catch themage responsible for this. I know someone who can bust into twilight and get them out, so they'll be fine." She says, watching him. "Are you feeling any betteR?"


@NovaPheonix

 

[NovaPheonix]

"I'll live." He said with a harsh deadpan voice. Zarred slurped the blood bag, trying to play into character. It tasted foul to him. Rusty and coarse as it flowed down his throat. He decided that he needed to make it seem like it was actually helping him. He focused the rest of the Mana he had to weave together some of the injuries inside his body, and the woman would see his would make quick progress toward recovery much like he was regenerating. It was a much slower process than true regeneration, it was more like a mystical surgery, slowly sewing his organs back together. It would help him stave off his death, but just barely.


He was worried about whoever they were going to send in to 'bust' them out. As far as he was concerned, the two of them weren't in any danger at all. He didn't want to make it seem like he knew too much, so he simply stayed silent as he drank the blood.


He had already accepted that no matter what, he would probably die here. He was saving the very last slivers of Mana just so that he could end his life. That is, he would kill himself before he allowed himself to be dominated by a kindred. He had no idea what abilities she really had up her sleeve, but regardless...Zarred only saw one choice for himself at this point. As much as he wanted to hope he could get out alive, he had lost any sense of hope he had many years ago.

 

[Mistress Iris]

Aurora looked at Danielle's outstretched hand before looking away to the side, wrapping her arms firmly aroud her body. "Aurora." She said stiffly, as she turned her back to the armored woman. "But I'm sure you and your ilk already knew that." With that she decided to walk away from the amoured woman, she didn't trust her simple as that. She was a guard dog for the group that kidnapped her, so why should she? No she didnt want to be anywhere near any of them, so she decided to just leave. She wasn't completely sure which direction was the correct one so she just picked a direction and went with it. 'Maybe if I can get to Portland I can find another psychic to help me out of this mess. The city is full of weirdos, so it shouldn't be too hard. Do I have to walk? Maybe I can teleport or something. Hm...' All this and more raced through the mediums head as she searched for a way out.

 

[Zayuz]

Danielle's eyes narrowed as the girl turned away from her, detecting some kind of hostility in her movement. "..Well. That's no way to treat your host, is it?" She sighs. "You know, I was supposed to be the one to bring you here. Unfortunately, the one who banished us to.. wherever the hell we are jumped the gun a little bit. I was going to talk to you on your way out." She looks away, back at the conflict. "Mistress should catch him for his magics, if you can find any comfort in knowing he will not go unpunished. I'd apologize for his behavior, but.. If you didn't comply I probably would have stabbed you, so I guess I'm not too much better." The 'knight' chuckled, nonchalantly leaning against a wall.. Falling through it and quickly recovering, but not before swearing to herself. "I wouldn't recommend doing that." She calls to Aurora, seeing her start to leave. "I can tell you that the chance of escaping would not outweigh the benefits of staying here and appearing loyal. If we captured you again, I can guarantee that after one escape you'd be in chains. Hand-made by yours truly. If you stayed on the other hand.. You might be allowed some freedoms, and find that we're not all trying to screw you over."

 

[ValkyrieRose]

"Will you? That's reassuring." She says. She sits back, looking at him and nods. "Well, we'll get to the bottom of this, fear not. Once Danielle returns to meand explains what she knows, i'll make my decision." She says, considering her options... she still lacked hard evidence after all. She hoped the testimony of her most loyal knight... and information from the captured woman would provide everyone with the ingormation she needed. "It won't be long now, so just get some rest for now." She says as she gets, looking out the window. "Tell me about yourself, Zarred." She orders

 

[NovaPheonix]

Zarred texted on his phone, trying to contact some of his remaining contacts within the free council while also looking up at her between taps on his digital keyboard. He wasn't versed in digital magic or the like as that required training that he never received. He would have liked to encrypt the message or at least do more of an effort to hide it, but the most he could do was understand the physical structure of his phone. Useless. He tried to keep her focused on him rather than the phone though, and noticed that his girlfriend was hovering up to him nearby. He didn't notice that she had followed him, but she was also bound to a pin on his shirt so he realized she didn't have a choice. "You don't already know about me? Well...I decided to join because I had nothing better to do after my parents died, and plus a friend of mine was already working in your infirmary...When she finds out that I got shot I'm sure she'll have a panic attack even though I'm fine..." He turned to Cecilia, trying to signal that she should get her help.


@ValkyrieRose