RPG: Magic Mixer

[Rei]

Mizuko watched the vampire kiss Edward and walk down the path. "I guess she is." Mizuko thought. She looked at Vlyssa. "Should we follow her?"

Vlyssa stared. Stared at Edward. "What are you?" She whispered quietly. How would he know these shadow beings- when he appeared so wholly human? Dammit -she wanted to fight, ached to- but there was no telling what would happen, what injuries it would cost them. Edward was quiet now, his expression calm.

"I am...I don't know what I am. I don't know who I am. I thought I knew, but..." he was confused, forehead creasing, clear gray eyes clouding over.

"Oh." Vallissa sighed, and scanned their surroundings. The shadows (there were too many of them) were standing still, waiting for them...so was the female, at the very end of the line. Her eyes glinted, and Vlyssa felt like tearing that throat out...a natural instict. Perhaps she was as old as the shadow that had appeared before them earlier, in the clearing.

If that was the case...Vlyssa wasn't going to risk it. Lowering her voice to less than a whisper, she nodded. "Let's go."

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The sun was rising; slowly, as they walked. Not a good time for those shadows, Vlyssa hoped. Maybe they would disappear. That would make her life a hell of a lot easier...and she would, perhaps get her answers, like she had planned to in the first place. That suddenly didn't seem so important...she just about knew what she was now. All her abilities...tilting her head up to the sky, she exhaled a puff of air.

Then she noticed...the clouds.

They were behaving abnormally, shifting much too quickly for any normal day. She could almost make the figures out...and they were moving, towards where the shadows were headed. The eye of the storm was going to be there. And they were headed straight for it.

[Valkarma]

Kairos stumbled slightly as he ran. He kept himself out of sight and away from other people. It wasn't safe anymore. He kept glancing above him in panic. He didn't look where he was going at all, instead replying on Shadow to guide his body. He jumped at the sight of clouds and paniced as birds flew by.
"We have to get away." He muttered to himself. "This isn't something anyone can win." Kairos was desperate to find somewhere safe. Somewhere away from them. Somewhere safe. He could leave. Leave it all behind and not need to think about it again. None of them. He knew it was a cowards way but it was the only way he could go. He even began laughing at himself as he wondered if he could live with this choice. He didn't care. He kept running ignorent of people around him.

[Hollow Ichigo]

OCC: Wow I'm behind, and mostly everyone is waiting on me. Sorry. Hopefully this post will make up for everything. This post is for Ray, Riiko, Sailor, and Mizuko.

Wolx prepared himself by sliding his right foot back, and turning his body parrallel to the energy wave making it's approach. Above, and beyond Wolx could see the advancing forces of whatever they were. He believed it to be the forces Carlos spoke of earlier. Wolx as all alone with these things coming at him. He would greet them with a nice birthday present.

The energy still advanced at a stead pace. Wolx had his arms in a defensive stance with his legs spread, and locked for added force. he pulled both hands back, and twisted his waist, drawing in photon energy, and taking some of the energy from Jez's attack. Then he did something truly amazing. Just as the sun's rays broke through the clouds one landed directly on Wolx Hound. The cloak of darkness that was his being dissappated, and revealed the true Wolx Hound. The energy in his hands now expanding, and growing strong, as he absorbed the light from the sun, and redirected it to his hands, making the energy in them much more powerful.

The silver haired boy dressed in torn, and ripped clothes, the same as when he first meet Jericho, continued to drew energy still Jez's attack was only a few meters before him. The forces in the sky also close enough for the Shifter to do damage.................

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" The boy push forward with ALL his might. Releasing a massive combination of photonic energy, and Raw light energy, lighting up the city streets as even Wolx disappeared into the bright white light that came forth from his body, and hands. The energy piercing through Jez's energy, as on contact Jez's energy wave would be absorbed, and redirected with Wolx's right back at him, and spanning into the sky, blowing an Angel, a batman figure, and a Mecha away before nicking the wing of the F-35. The city in the wake of the blast would be broken t pieces, and left a mess. Buildings rubble, and destroyed as the light shined brightly.
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Wolx Hound, shadow man, stood beside Jericho as the light shined forth. He spread wide, and became a blanket to those around, Jericho also, and sieldd them from the intense light, and the heat that came with it. It spanned across the city, and everything grew white, some would think they were dead, but not so, the only one that would be dead if they didn't react fast was Jez. Being so close to Wolx when he fired, and as he was also the target, Jez would be lucky to survive let alone not be ingured in some way.

"We need to get out of here...I'm done playing with this kid."

The shadow spoke the very words Wolx was say to imself as he fired it. Mainly talking to Jericho, and also letting him know that this was the destrctive power Wolx Hound held. He should be the one called the God of Destruction. This destroyed city a glorious display of his potential.
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The beautiful girl, with her shadow escorts headed deep into the forest, awa from the light that shined from the city. The girl turning to it, and only watching. Calling out Wolx's name as the shadows all stood very still, only watching, and waiting as the light slowly began to disolve.

"Do you think that their alright. Wolx, and those he is fighting."

The girl turned to the closet shadow. The obne with the long dark hair, and whimpered.

"I'm fine. Nothing will stop me. The sun is my ally. With her rise I'm unstoppable."

The shadows all revaled the same facre as the sun's light struck them. They didn;t seem to disappear but change appearance. All showing a really good looking young man with silver hair. Those that knew Claux Hound of know his face the very moment they saw them.

"What say you vampire girl. What is it you all seek???"

[Dr. Hax]

Carlos ran and ran and would not stop until he reached his destined location. He came back to Jean's beach house. It was strange, here he was, depending on them and yet he needed their help. He kicked at the door repeatedly, carrying the slaughtered, charred, and battered Kevin in his arms, hoping someone would open...

"OPEN THE DOOR, DAMNIT!!!! I NEED HELP WITH SOMETHING!!!"

Carlos eased up on the ice a bit so Kevin wasn't as heavy. He was tired...Who would've thought a day like this could be had?

[Mizuko Riko Imimoshi]

Vlyssa stared. Stared at Edward. "What are you?" She whispered quietly. How would he know these shadow beings- when he appeared so wholly human? Dammit -she wanted to fight, ached to- but there was no telling what would happen, what injuries it would cost them. Edward was quiet now, his expression calm.

"I am...I don't know what I am. I don't know who I am. I thought I knew, but..." he was confused, forehead creasing, clear gray eyes clouding over.

"Oh." Vallissa sighed, and scanned their surroundings. The shadows (there were too many of them) were standing still, waiting for them...so was the female, at the very end of the line. Her eyes glinted, and Vlyssa felt like tearing that throat out...a natural instict. Perhaps she was as old as the shadow that had appeared before them earlier, in the clearing.

If that was the case...Vlyssa wasn't going to risk it. Lowering her voice to less than a whisper, she nodded. "Let's go."

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The sun was rising; slowly, as they walked. Not a good time for those shadows, Vlyssa hoped. Maybe they would disappear. That would make her life a hell of a lot easier...and she would, perhaps get her answers, like she had planned to in the first place. That suddenly didn't seem so important...she just about knew what she was now. All her abilities...tilting her head up to the sky, she exhaled a puff of air.

Then she noticed...the clouds.

They were behaving abnormally, shifting much too quickly for any normal day. She could almost make the figures out...and they were moving, towards where the shadows were headed. The eye of the storm was going to be there. And they were headed straight for it.

OCC: Wow I'm behind, and mostly everyone is waiting on me. Sorry. Hopefully this post will make up for everything. This post is for Ray, Riiko, Sailor, and Mizuko.

Wolx prepared himself by sliding his right foot back, and turning his body parrallel to the energy wave making it's approach. Above, and beyond Wolx could see the advancing forces of whatever they were. He believed it to be the forces Carlos spoke of earlier. Wolx as all alone with these things coming at him. He would greet them with a nice birthday present.

The energy still advanced at a stead pace. Wolx had his arms in a defensive stance with his legs spread, and locked for added force. he pulled both hands back, and twisted his waist, drawing in photon energy, and taking some of the energy from Jez's attack. Then he did something truly amazing. Just as the sun's rays broke through the clouds one landed directly on Wolx Hound. The cloak of darkness that was his being dissappated, and revealed the true Wolx Hound. The energy in his hands now expanding, and growing strong, as he absorbed the light from the sun, and redirected it to his hands, making the energy in them much more powerful.

The silver haired boy dressed in torn, and ripped clothes, the same as when he first meet Jericho, continued to drew energy still Jez's attack was only a few meters before him. The forces in the sky also close enough for the Shifter to do damage.................

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" The boy push forward with ALL his might. Releasing a massive combination of photonic energy, and Raw light energy, lighting up the city streets as even Wolx disappeared into the bright white light that came forth from his body, and hands. The energy piercing through Jez's energy, as on contact Jez's energy wave would be absorbed, and redirected with Wolx's right back at him, and spanning into the sky, blowing an Angel, a batman figure, and a Mecha away before nicking the wing of the F-35. The city in the wake of the blast would be broken t pieces, and left a mess. Buildings rubble, and destroyed as the light shined brightly.
================================================== =======

Wolx Hound, shadow man, stood beside Jericho as the light shined forth. He spread wide, and became a blanket to those around, Jericho also, and sieldd them from the intense light, and the heat that came with it. It spanned across the city, and everything grew white, some would think they were dead, but not so, the only one that would be dead if they didn't react fast was Jez. Being so close to Wolx when he fired, and as he was also the target, Jez would be lucky to survive let alone not be ingured in some way.

"We need to get out of here...I'm done playing with this kid."

The shadow spoke the very words Wolx was say to imself as he fired it. Mainly talking to Jericho, and also letting him know that this was the destrctive power Wolx Hound held. He should be the one called the God of Destruction. This destroyed city a glorious display of his potential.
================================================== =

The beautiful girl, with her shadow escorts headed deep into the forest, awa from the light that shined from the city. The girl turning to it, and only watching. Calling out Wolx's name as the shadows all stood very still, only watching, and waiting as the light slowly began to disolve.

"Do you think that their alright. Wolx, and those he is fighting."

The girl turned to the closet shadow. The obne with the long dark hair, and whimpered.

"I'm fine. Nothing will stop me. The sun is my ally. With her rise I'm unstoppable."

The shadows all revaled the same facre as the sun's light struck them. They didn;t seem to disappear but change appearance. All showing a really good looking young man with silver hair. Those that knew Claux Hound of know his face the very moment they saw them.

"What say you vampire girl. What is it you all seek???"

Mizuko watched the shadows as they walked. She didn't have a good feeling about this at all. The sun was rising and she noticed the shadows face change. "Who...?" She thought.

[Rei]

It was silent. Only the sound of their footsteps echoed, after all the ruckus that had happened. They were almost intentionally slowing down to let Edward keep up, but he seemed to be walking slower now, if anything. His face was nothing like it had been before; in fact, his expression was ashen, lip trembling, and he seemed almost on the verge of tears. Vlyssa wondered if he was tired; she quietly offered to carry him if he was tired.

"Why...Why are you helping him! Them! Those things! They grabbed you. I'm sorry I...but they grabbed you! Maybe she's under mind control..." He stared at Vlyssa and Mizuko, eyes shifting from one person to another in panic. "Are you two...controlled as well?"

"Listen, Edward..." The procession had stopped short now. "We're not controlled, or anything like that...well, maybe. But we're acting like this because we don't have a choice...we can't fight them off with this little people. And I haven't asked you how you know that vampire yet..."

"She...she's a Vampire?!" The horrified tone in his voice told her that he didn't know that vampires existed, even after seeing so much. Oops.

"Well....I am one, too." Vlyssa bared her fangs a little, feeling their sharp tips graze her lip. He shuddered.

Out of nowhere, a beam of sunlight struck the clearing they were in...and revealed the shadows' true identity. Edward gasped beside her, and Mizuko stared. She knew they would all look terribly gorgeous in any mortal's eyes...and yet, she still hadn't figured out what they were.

A shadow being stepped forward, his appearance somehow more brilliant than the others. They bowed in reverence. This was it; their leader.

"What say you, vampire girl. What is it that you all seek?"

Vlyssa stepped forward, like him, though in her heart she trembled.

"It is not them who seek. They are with me, but have nothing to do with what I seek for." She paused, letting the many questions she had gained over the past year flood her brain. "It is I. I seek the truth."

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Some few miles away from the town, Adrian toiled, his equipment almost crushing him. According to Vlyssa's father, she had come to this town...in search of the truth. To what she really was. He hadn't known...known what was happening to her. All he knew was that she had started avoiding him for a few days, that turned into months, and then a whole year. Till now. He pictured the scene when Vlyssa's father, Dimitri, had talked to him.

"Vallissa...has left the town." Dimitri sounded tired, his salt-and-pepper hair aging him enormously; so did the stressed expression on his face...

"But...why?" Adrian was confused. They had been the perfect match for each other...both beautiful and elegant. And then it started.

"You see, Adrian...it's...not that simple." he paused, running his hand through his hair. "Vallissa...has changed. She's no longer who, or what...she used to be. No longer...human." Dimitri watched him with hooded eyes.

"Not...Human?"

[Cancre]

Hikari~
she walked into the ice cream shop, she knew, the owner had died last night.
"this town is going to be kind of empty for a while" she sighed. although she could put all the building back together she couldn't bring back the people who had once owned them.
she leaped over the counter, to get a better look at the ice creams. "Fumiko what flavor do you want ?".
"I don't want ice cream, she stared over at the red liquorish" she replied.
"Ambrosia" said Ryou with out even having to be asked.
"mmmkay" she made Ryou and ice cream while Fumiko loaded herself on liquorish. Hikari looked over at the counter, she saw a cute little box U-SA-HA-NA lips candy she picked it up unable to resist the cutesy packaging , they left the store with glee only to sit down at the park bench near by.

[Kera]

ooc ;I couldnt tell if natalya was healed or not so ill leave it be, Sorry ive been late as well im back in school and collage classes are killer

Natalya had remained quite through the whole ordeal. When YUki had taken off Ichi seemed to follow. Before he left she noticed him point to the mansion but didnt say anything. When they were safe and Jericho started asking her questions and to change. Her tired body slumped to the ground the wolf hitting her knees on the gound with a thud. Slowly Natalya changed back her body was covered in wounds from the spears of light and dried blood littered her clothing. She fell back on laid on her back when the change was complete and closed her eyes.
"My mission Jericho was to find you and to convince you to Join our cause, which is to protect the Shifters in need of protection some arent nearly as strong and some get killed when they have done nothing wrong. My department is in place to help them survive." She explained in some detail but she never really cared much for details they tell her where to go and she follows. She signed thinking about earlier.
"Im sorry i was no help, My werewolf and i are never working together im always afraid of letting it out. i dont want ot be the cause of an innocents death." She said sadly.
The battle was still raging and the power the other shifters possessed was insane. A bright light was let off but before it got to them they were saved by the shadows.
"you know these things really creep me out." With that natalya stayed laying back her body to torn to really move she was going to lay there till she got some energy back to she could heal her damaged body to best she could.

[animereality]

She would hesitate in the doorway. Would it be rude for her to go around as she pleased in someone else’s home?

Although, a small whisper had her stepping out, into the hallway. Seeing Willow there, looking just as cautious her shoulders dropped a little.

“Good morning, Willow.”

She’d offer a smile, her steps taking her to approach the girl when there was a tremendous pounding at the door, making her jump. Whipping around her hands tucked at her chest, brows raising a little as her feet padded down the hallway. Silence filled a moment before the familiar screaming of Carlos rattled her head. Shaking it off she’d rush to the door, twisting the handle and pulling it open.

For a second she’d just stand there, her lips parted at the sight on the other side of the door.

“A-ah...C-C-Carlos!”

She stepped aside, pulling the door as far open as possible, standing at the side for the man to come in.

“What…what happened?!”

[Red&Stiletto]

Willow was relieved to see Oneo. She was afraid that she had upset her greatly the previous night and was glad to see she was okay. Just as she went to ask how she was, there was a pounding on the door. Willow jumped, startled by the sudden loud noise. As Oneo went to open the door, Willow cowered behind the door frame that led into the hallway.

After all the confrontation of the previous day, Willow was desperate to avoid anything loud or dangerous sounding. She wanted to go back and hide in the bathroom again but after the sight of Carlos carrying the man through the door, she could do nothing but stare, transfixed by the bloody body. She had hoped yestarday would have been the end but now here it was again, the one thing she had truely wished to avoid.

[Dr. Hax]

Carlos rushed in and laid Kevin's corpse onto a coffee table in the living room. He yelled for all shifters with healing powers to come to the living room to witness the sight of a body.

"I need help from all of you. Fellow wolf, retrieve Stephen, Miria and Jean. Oneo, get me a glass of iced water. Alcohol won't help me with this one."

[Capernicus]

Stephen smiled at Oneo, happy that, after all, she did want to spend some time with him. Not even her initial hesitation could dampen his spirits, though he did ponder them. Still, he smiled and took hold of her hand without really thinking. He followed her out of the bedroom (blushing with the knowledge of what had transpired there) and ran straight away into Willow. He let go of Oneo's hand immediately.

“Good morning, Willow.”

Stephen smiled, glad to see the two girls were being polite. He had feared they would not get along after yesterday's misunderstanding, but all seemed well now.

"Did you hae a good night Willow?"

Just as he said it, a very loud disturbance could be heard. It seemed to be coming from the front room. Oneo jumped.

"OPEN THE DOOR, DAMNIT!!!! I NEED HELP WITH SOMETHING!!!"

Stephen felt a sinking feeling in his stomach and did not immediately respond. Oneo rushed from him and Willow with such speed that it surprised him. He stared after her, wondering what could be so damned important to make such a racket. He looked to Willow to answer his unspoken inquiry.

"Er..."

Even if he had known what to say, he wouldn't have had time to say it. Before he could utter another syllable Carlos' extremely loud voice rang out as clearly as if the man stood with them.

"I need help from all of you. Fellow wolf, retrieve Stephen, Miria and Jean. Oneo, get me a glass of iced water. Alcohol won't help me with this one."

Frowning at the summons, Stephen walked to the living room.

"Here, what's wrong?"

But he needn't have asked the question at all. His eyes fell on Kevin's body, which was encased in a thick layer of ice. The wounds to his face made it painfully obvious that he was no longer with them. Stephen's heart missed a beat in his chest, causing him to clutch at the ticking organ. He eyed the corpse. Again, his thoughts formed in his mind slowly, though now for completely different reasons.

He took a step forward.

"How long ago did this happen?"

[Dr. Hax]

"It happened about fifteen minutes ago. The char marks suggest that it was a conventional weapon that delivered the finishing blow. In any case, we need every healer to help out. Stephen, get a wet rag, and some ibuprofen...We're in for a long day. Also, call Hana for me. Let her know what's going on."

Carlos melted the ice a little, taking it into his body again. He hoped Jez would be alright.

[FaeryTaleAngel]

(OOC: No worries Rein Asterisk. It was not a bad post at all. With so little time left in the RPG I deeply apologize for keeping you waiting).

(OOC: Also… Does this mean that the park is going to go up in flames and that the Liger is still alive? I am just going to assume yes. Hehheh Ah, this should be fun.)

Galen was impressed that the shield had actually worked. He assumed that it was partially due to the family crest that he had bestowed upon Reina earlier, as well as an ability that he assumed the liger to have since this would make the most in pertinence to logical sense due to what had happened to him with the liger before when he was at Kapok University when Kiyoshi had stepped in to save them all. But before he could think even the slightest amount more on that particular subject, something had changed – Reina was different, the control was gone, and before Galen even knew it, she had dropped down to her knee before fainting.

Galen quickly scooped the fainted girl up in his arms, and stared down at her in the fiery glow that had set itself off around the park. She was beautiful, but there were other things to worry about at that particular time and place – like the liger and the fact that the freakin’ park was now asset in flames. What in the world do I do now? I do not even know how this “ability” thing works anyway… I can carry her, but that doesn’t mean that we will get away from the liger, especially if the damn thing keeps on healing itself. At that thought, Galen scooped Reina up into his arms, and stared the liger down, quickly trying to accumulate and form some sort of plan within his mind before it was too late.

(OOC: I am going to do something with Kiyoshi in this scene as well, so I will post that as soon as I can (later today since it is indeed around 1:57AM here at the moment), just to let you now. So if you would like Rein asterisk, go ahead and post something, but make sure that they stay in the park region/area so I can have Kiyoshi interfere. Thank you and I hope that everything is going well for you!! Thank you again for being patient with me. *Smiles*)

[Cancre]

OOC I just got a confusing message from sunny so I'll make this post and see what he thinks, KERA you should read this and then get her asap. . . ;D
Yuki~
her eye's widened, she didn't see it, she felt it all happen in front of her but her reaction was far to slow, and with the quick blow from Ichi to her back, with Kevin's grandfather's knife. Blood splattered onto the ground, staining Ichi's clothes. Her whole body collapsed, her left leg crumbling under the weight it could no longer carry, her head cracked against the ground, fine droplets of blood fell all over the ground. her eye's began closing she heard the sound of a small boy laughing her eye's glazed over and shut.
she stood in blackness a dark abyss, it slowly faded into a light, Kiku sat at table playing with Yoru. It was a beautiful summer day the cicadas were chirping like always and the soothing sound of the wind chime completed Kiku's childhood home. Abruptly the sound of parent's fighting broke out, she stared over to Kiku, he didn't seem to notice at all, before she dismissed him to turn and look around she noticed, his soul, a ghost like figure in the shape of Kiku get up and leave.
"I understand now" said kiku, yuki stared around trying to find where the voice came from until he walked right up beside her."You killed my parents for me". She was shocked, she'd always told him that it was burglary gone wrong, and that he had just happened to faint at the scene.
"I would gladly dismember anyone who made you forget who your were, anyone who made you change who you were because they couldn't handle you the way you were". she stared over the holographic reality changed, flicking through everything.
everyone kiku knew, everyone yuki killed, every moment shared and every breath taken.
"I guess this is the en- but before she could finish she awoke with a huge pain in her chest. she'd known before she fell unconscious that he had only nicked her heart. she stared around she saw Orochi standing over her, and Ichi making his way towards her noticing her awakening. her looked over, it showed no sign of a pulse but yuki was obviously still breathing.
"Well, you're still sort of with us, it's a good sign you still need to breath even without a heart or much blood. Now I hope Natalya gets here soon" he said.

[RayCaptain]

Jericho sat, his gaze not leaving the ground. He didn't have to look over to tell how badly wounded Natalya was. She had been hit point blank by an attack that would've sent himself for a ride. There was some strange tugging at his heart. Some emotion that he hadn't felt since he'd given up on being the island's hero, guilt. It was his fault the innocent woman had been here in the first place. The feeling passed as soon as it came and there had been no outward expression of it.

"You may be ready to move Wolx but we have nowhere to go," Jericho sat down, his face very grim and his eyes smouldered in their constant light blue, "And if you h aven't noticed, we have an injured member here," He gave Natalya a smirk that could almost pass off as a smile...almost.


Blood was strewn across the street with part of the shifter's body on one side and the rest of him in her prostetic hand, in the other was a machete, her weapon of choice following the m16 on her back. The dark crimson droplets fell from the corpse and was puddled at the wild eyed woman's feet. The SCALS was working better then any of the doctors or scientists could've imagined and Cortez was making the most of it. Behind the half-crazed half-mechanical woman lay a slew of bodies,mostly hacked apart and all shifter.

"Good good... This is all so very wonderful!" Cortez tossed the chunk of flesh behind her and it landed with a wet thud.

Even with all this killing, it wasn't enough. She still had to find the sick, twisted sob who did this to her. The entire right side of Major Cortez's body looked just like it had before she had been nearly ripped in half by a homemade explosive thanks to Jericho. However, it was completely robotic. It was made of the most advanced technology available and made her feel as if she were in some sci-fi movie. Cortez's right eye scanned the area for more living shifters as her thoughts went off to the one who cost her her body.

This boy is not even old enough to legally drink and...just look at what he's done! How can this boy have such a mental disorder to make him think he is the savior of some godforsaken island in the middle of nowhere? She frowned and kept walking, "There we go..." After a bit her eye had picked up two shifters battling. One female with a scythe, the other, a male, seemed to be doing little more then dancing around her. This was an uneven battle obviously.

"Well well, what a mess you two are," The m16 came up in a flash but she realized that at this distance, about a quarter mile, it would be a waste of bullets, "And, more then likely, they'll just waste eachother," She turned away slightly and immediantly picked up someone else's trail. After brushing the hair off her face, the major started a slow walk, following the trail. Cortez swore she recognized the stench of wolf...


"So it's like that huh?" Roivas was staring out at the smoke filled armageddon that Kapok had turned into, "You're here to get me to join your rescue squad. I played that game once... by myself though," That was a complete lie. He had had Tommy Wade at his side every second... "I miss that guy," Jericho looked up towards the heavens which were blocked out by the seemingly infinate smoke.

"Well I'm convinced of this... I have a need to do one thing and one alone and that is to watch things die," The flames started to die in his eyes, "There is something about death that... I don't know... Is so perfect, so final," A smile played across his face, "But then again I have saved countless souls from that very thing. I have stared Death in the face and I saw him blink,"

It was true. The powers Jericho had been blessed with could be used for two things: death and salvation. That's what led to this whole 'god' thing in the first place wasn't it? That and the voices... The flames...

"I'll do it," He looked over at the nearly collapsed Natalya, "I'll join your little team," With that out of the way, Jericho gave a little sigh and stood, "Well little girly... Can you stand or am I going to have to make the shadow thing do it?"

[Mizuko Riko Imimoshi]

It was silent. Only the sound of their footsteps echoed, after all the ruckus that had happened. They were almost intentionally slowing down to let Edward keep up, but he seemed to be walking slower now, if anything. His face was nothing like it had been before; in fact, his expression was ashen, lip trembling, and he seemed almost on the verge of tears. Vlyssa wondered if he was tired; she quietly offered to carry him if he was tired.

"Why...Why are you helping him! Them! Those things! They grabbed you. I'm sorry I...but they grabbed you! Maybe she's under mind control..." He stared at Vlyssa and Mizuko, eyes shifting from one person to another in panic. "Are you two...controlled as well?"

"Listen, Edward..." The procession had stopped short now. "We're not controlled, or anything like that...well, maybe. But we're acting like this because we don't have a choice...we can't fight them off with this little people. And I haven't asked you how you know that vampire yet..."

"She...she's a Vampire?!" The horrified tone in his voice told her that he didn't know that vampires existed, even after seeing so much. Oops.

"Well....I am one, too." Vlyssa bared her fangs a little, feeling their sharp tips graze her lip. He shuddered.

Out of nowhere, a beam of sunlight struck the clearing they were in...and revealed the shadows' true identity. Edward gasped beside her, and Mizuko stared. She knew they would all look terribly gorgeous in any mortal's eyes...and yet, she still hadn't figured out what they were.

A shadow being stepped forward, his appearance somehow more brilliant than the others. They bowed in reverence. This was it; their leader.

"What say you, vampire girl. What is it that you all seek?"

Vlyssa stepped forward, like him, though in her heart she trembled.

"It is not them who seek. They are with me, but have nothing to do with what I seek for." She paused, letting the many questions she had gained over the past year flood her brain. "It is I. I seek the truth."

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Some few miles away from the town, Adrian toiled, his equipment almost crushing him. According to Vlyssa's father, she had come to this town...in search of the truth. To what she really was. He hadn't known...known what was happening to her. All he knew was that she had started avoiding him for a few days, that turned into months, and then a whole year. Till now. He pictured the scene when Vlyssa's father, Dimitri, had talked to him.

"Vallissa...has left the town." Dimitri sounded tired, his salt-and-pepper hair aging him enormously; so did the stressed expression on his face...

"But...why?" Adrian was confused. They had been the perfect match for each other...both beautiful and elegant. And then it started.

"You see, Adrian...it's...not that simple." he paused, running his hand through his hair. "Vallissa...has changed. She's no longer who, or what...she used to be. No longer...human." Dimitri watched him with hooded eyes.

"Not...Human?"

Mizuko shook her head. "I don't think we're being controlled. Vlyssa's right we didn't have a choice." She looked from their leader to Vlyssa. "The truth about what?"

[Red&Stiletto]

Willow couldn't take it. She let out a blood curdling scream before bolting from the house, away from the body. She ran, not caring where she was going. When she got about a bit a way, she leaned against a building. She panted, desperately trying to regain her breath as tears rained down her face. Before she could catch her breath fully, she took off again.

Willow's eyes were cloudy with tears. She was running blindly and didn't see the man until she had run into him. He must have been running to because it had felt like running straight into a brick wall. She let out a squeal as she fell on her back with the full force of the hit. All her bruises and scrapes from the day before ached and hurt and were joined by new ones.

[Valkarma]

Willow couldn't take it. She let out a blood curdling scream before bolting from the house, away from the body. She ran, not caring where she was going. When she got about a bit a way, she leaned against a building. She panted, desperately trying to regain her breath as tears rained down her face. Before she could catch her breath fully, she took off again.

Willow's eyes were cloudy with tears. She was running blindly and didn't see the man until she had run into him. He must have been running to because it had felt like running straight into a brick wall. She let out a squeal as she fell on her back with the full force of the hit. All her bruises and scrapes from the day before ached and hurt and were joined by new ones.

Kairos fell backwards as he hit someone. He scraped across the ground and shouted out in shock. He quickly focussed his attention on what he had hit into. It was a young girl.
"Yet another?" Shadow commented.
"It doesn't matter. It's not safe." Kairos replied to him. Kairos picked himself up quickly and went to continue moving before he took one last glance at the girl. She was crying and obviously in as much of a panic as him. He suddenly felt he couldn't leave her here. He grabbed her arm and pulled her up from the floor.
"It's not safe." he panted, "Not safe at all. You can't go that way." Images flashed before him agaian. He quickly held on to her arm. "Trust me do not go that way. People have to get of this island Willow. Shifters have to hide."
"Your welcome." Shadow commented. It was then that Kairos realised that he had found the girls name out from the future and told it to him without him realising. Kairos began pulling the girl with him as he went on the move again. He wouldn't be a coward this time. "Come with me I'm trying to find safety."

[Red&Stiletto]

Willow balked in shock. This guy, he knew her name. And that she was a shifter. But how? Was he a shifter also? She stumbled along behind him, barely able to keep up. She was so weak and tired, hungry, and in shock of seeing the mutilated body. Suddenly, there was a feeling inside her and with a yelp, she shifted.

She skidded across the ground. Her wolf form didn't have any hold on the ground with her front paws when she shifted, causing her to fall on her face. She stood up and shook herself off. Willow remembered the speed of this body and swung back, kneeling so the boy who knew her name could climb unto her back.

She looked up from her kneeling position to try and comunicate with her eyes, 'Direct me where we should go and I will get us there quickly' as best as she could. It was hard but she wouldn't give up. She wanted to get out of here just as badly, away from the blood, the bodies, the fighting, and this... this curse she had not asked for. And she wanted to get away as fast as she could.

[Infinita]

Miria had awoke from the racket going on. She put on some shorts and one of Jean's shirts really quick and headed into the living room. As she opened the door, she smelled something that was fowl and dreadful. Miria paced when she had smelled that fowl stench. When she got to the area, she burst into tears without changing her expression. Carlos had Kevin's limp body within his arms. She walked towards him and looked at Kevin's body.

"We should see if there is something we can do. Immediately!" She said while raising her voices with tears streaming down her face quickly.

[Dr. Hax]

"Oi, calm down. All we need is bunch of healers and some needles, thread and a lighter or two. I have a lighter already but I don't know how much juice I have left in it."

Carlos put a hand on Miria's shoulder and continued,

"You want a drink? If it helps calm you down then I will get one for you."

[Valkarma]

Kairos was surprised by her suddenly changing form but it didn't matter right now. The look in her eyes said something like let me lead but that wouldn't work.
"We can't stop. To the ports." he mentioned, "We need off this island. Fast!" He walked beside her. "No need to carry anyone." he smiled for the first time since he met her. The smile faded away. "Just keep moving. If anything is going to come our way, I'll see it before hand. Just keep moving." He laughed a little, "I'd offer to carry you but as you are that form would be hard to carry. Better yet you can move faster like it." He pointed ahead, "Just keep moving."

[Hollow Ichigo]

It seems things had gotten out of control. The shadows beings all fading leaving the long haired, silver hair now, man standing beside the human, vampire, whatever girl. They continued to walk. Putting more distance between them and the city. They were coming up on the beach soon. There was a cottage there, the being wasn;t sure who lived there but it would serve as a place to rest.

"We would keep moving. I don't want to be in the middle of a forest when the enemy finds us." The being said as he continued walking beside the girl, whom only walked in a mild pace, eying Edward as the continued there escape.

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Back in the city the shadow standing next to Jericho only growled in frustration, and sighed heavily. "Jericho, it's time we leave. Things are getting out of hand." Speaking of the bright light shining forth pciking shifters, and ceatures out of the sky. It only stood unchanged with the same blank expression as before. It slightly turned, and held it's hand out blasting a hole through a few buildings. Giving them a direct path for the forest, where they could finally make their "proper" escape.

[Infinita]

Miria continued to stare off into space, still in shock of seeing Kevin in that manner. She sighed and tried to keep herself from crying but the tears just kept coming.

"Find the strongest stuff that Jean has. Or the sweetest. Both work. Are those healers on the way? Time is a very precious factor right now and we mustn't waste it!" Miria replied while wiping her tears and calming her nerves.