A Night Out. Vampire Training III

[Sephirothsicase]

*Seph grins*

Told you he was an annoyance.

*He opened the door for her and made a swooping gesture with his hand, before getting in the front of the car. He explained to the driver where to go.*

[Angel]

*She growls at him and gets in awkwardly with the Bassist across the seat with his head on her lap. Her back begins to itch and she realises her wings are coming back. Sitting up straight with a jolt, she makes the feathers go away.

Au'Mauri help me... I hope he didn't see that..

The taxi pulls away and soon they are speeding along on almost empty roads and the sirens and lights fade in the distance*

[Embri]

~Yes, you can, Jax. Try. There is no distance - your perception is what is holding you back.~ Embri nuzzled his soft creamy mane.

~But... I can see it. Deep. It's far!~ A slight whine crept into Ajaxon's mental voice. His ears perked up at a soft noise behind them, and the colt swung his head over Embri's back.

~Caitir!~ He scrambled to his hooves with a nicker, curly tail swishing happily.

The mysterious young girl who had somehow attached herself to Seph, of all beings, had woken from her nap. She walked over towards the two horses, a delighted expression on her face. "Jaxieee!" The adorable child expressed, reaching out her pudgy fingers for the gray colt.

Embri sighed. That would be the end of today's lessons; little could separate the blue eyed, silver haired pixie and her favorite playmate once they were together.

[Sephirothsicase]

*Along the road, Seph did much mulling of things. He thought he knew what he had done but then something else fit into place and he knew he couldnt have. The car stopped and he snapped out of his trance like state he gets out of the car and opens the door.

He gazes out into the fields. Embri was laying down watching her son play with Caitir.

He opened the door for Angel.*

Ill go cover for you, ill go talk to Embri.

*He begins a slow, smart walk over towards the horse. Unaware that he had a small drip of blood from the corner of his mouth to his chin.*

[Angel]

Thanks, I'd appreciate the chance to explain before she finds out

*she grins ruefully and climbs out then pulls her charge after her. she hoists him into her arms, he groans slightly and stirs but doesn't wake up, and carries him towards the brightly lit entrance. the door slides open of its own accord and she carries him inside.*

[Sephirothsicase]

As Seph walked towards the horse. His eyes grew purple, and Angel was hidden from Embri's gaze in a haze of grey smoke. He made it look like the cars exhaust.

He smiled, something was different about him...

[Angel]

*A last look out a window shows Seph with that strange smile on his face again, she shakes her head wonderingly before starting up the stairs. At the top he stirs in her arms again, almost waking up, and she picks up the pace. she wants to be in a quiet place when he wakes up.

she pushes the door of a empty bedroom open with her hip. Its a small shoe box of a room with one small window and strip lighting in a nasty greenish colour. She pulls back the covers and lies him on the bed tenderly before covering him up to the chin.

she takes up a towel and dampens it to mop the faint smear of blood from his throat then folds it oh his forehead*

[Embri]

Embri turned her head around as she heard the unmistakable sounds of Seph approaching. Or, more accurately, the fact that there was hardly any sound.

With a concerned glance at the two youngsters, Embri heaved herself to her hooves, standing to greet Seph.

~Favorable hunting, I hope?~ Embri noted the rather obvious bright red trickle flowing down the corner of his mouth. ~...Angel?~ The mare turned her head towards the Palace buildings, a questing tendril of thought following her bondmate.

~Look dam! Caitir can ride!~ Ajaxon interrupted, trotting over to Embri's side with the wide eyed girl child perched on his back, clinging to his mane.

~Jax! Put Caitir down immediately before she falls off!~ Embri chastised, concerned that the little girl would tumble from her lofty perch. ~Besides, it's not polite for anyone to be riding you. One day you'll have to take Psychotopia's throne, and you are not a beast of burden!~

~Aw... but dam.... I wanted to give her a ride...~ Ajaxon's ears drooped as Embri scooped Caitir off his back with one wing. She sniffled, reaching out one hand towards the colt. "Caiteer whyyde!"

[Sephirothsicase]

*The tendril was pushed away.*

Angel is wounded. She will fix herself up. She is a little stubborn at the moment.

*He smiles at the comic picture of Caitir holding onto a blue horse.*

Embri you are doing it again... Jax is a kid, worry about ruling the Dojo later. You are the first in line.


*As he reaches the group, he plucks the large black hat from his head and plops it on Caitir's head as she passes on Jax, muffled giggles are heard as it covers all her face. He stops next to Embri and ruffles her mane playfully before holding out a small peice of Orange chocolate.*

A little birdy told me you like these.

[Angel]

*Angel gets a vague sense that Embri is feeling for her then relaxes again as it fades away. She doesn't know why she is uneasy about this but whatever it is..

She sits on the edge of the bed with her head in her hands.
I don't know what he is, he is huma- WAS human, but not the same, that taste...
*She touches her lips then laughs grimly and quietly* Hell, I don't even know his name.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Zed drifts through the darkness. Its not completely dark though; there's a faint light in the distance just over his shoulder. If he has a shoulder. For that matter, what IS a shoulder? He doesn't know.

He's uncomfortably warm and feels heavy, as if something is pressing down on him. Or someone... But he's alone, so very alone. There's no noise and no difference between that black and this.

An unfamiliar sensation flushes all through him and he feels him self begin to move. Faster and faster, Zed is dragged backwards towards that invisible light source that he can feel just over his shoulder. It begins to pulse and yet.. it always has and if it ever stopped it would be bad, interminably wrong in an unfathomable way.

ba-dum ba-dum

Sound echoes with him, a pounding and thudding, in the void. Zed becomes aware of hands, feet, and that the sound comes from within. He hits the light.

[Sephirothsicase]

*Seph sighed slightly.*

Well Embri. Im leaving the Dojo for a while. Im going soul-searching. This is a little sudden, you probably wont miss me, but hey, better to let you know now than through a letter.

*He smiles, and ruffles her mane one last time.*

Tell Angel the same. Tell her to be more carefull with her biting though...

See you whenever Embri.

*Seph turned around and walked into the Dojo. It wasnt too far away.

After getting inside, he pulled everything in his room into a large black sack and tied a rope around the top, making sure that nothing would get out. He took a fine blue powder and threw it at the bag. It shrunk immediatly. He picked this up and put it in his pocket.

He did the same to a large black coffin in the corner of his room. Now only as large as his middle finger. He walked down the stairs and out of the Dojo. He winced as his wings snapped out of his back and through small slits in his suit which were invisible when not used. And leapt into the air. The leathery wings flapped twice before heaving him into the air.

He took off over the forest and headed towards the city.

He wouldnt be gone for long.*

[Embri]

Embri blinked and nodded sadly as Seph left, managing to flitch the chocolate from his fingers as he turned away.

~Take care, Shadow Walker... and I will miss thee.~

The mare cast her gaze over Caitir and Ajax, she sighed and shook her head. "Jax... you're blue again." With an exasperated snort, Embri nuzzled the half size colt fondly. He'd taken to turning colours to match his feelings rather unconsciously, a manifestation of his illusion powers, Embri supposed.

~Sorry... didn't mean to.~ Jax butted his head up against Embri's chest, wuffling softly.

"Let's go find Angel and make sure she's all right, okay?" Embri nodded, keeping a careful eye on Caitir.

[Angel]

*Angel raises her head at a faint groan from the bed and looks at him with concern. Just how hard had Seph hit him?*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Zed becomes aware of pain and weight. He doesn't want to move, its so warm and comfortable. He opens his eyes slowly, groans at the brightness in the room, and closes them again.

He wrack's his memory for hows and whys, even where. *

you've been a very naughty boy, haven't you? you've lied, and you've been false...

*she forces him to his knees with one hand, still holding his eyes.* say your sorry? *her voice is almost innocent, child like, but those eyes would fit on a predator. the man makes a strangled sound and she bends down* I cant hear you...

*the man mumbles again, the words "sorry" and "don't hurt me" and she stands up* sorry, *her voice turns to tempered steel* WRONG ANSWER.

*she tears the false fangs out of his mouth and throws them aside. The man screams piercingly and she snarls, shutting him up by dragging him up and biting deep.*

*Fragments swim through the cotton wool that seems to fill his head. With some small corner of his mind Zed thinks he should be crying over their deaths but he can't bring himself to care. they treated me wrong.. why should I be sad?

He opens his eyes again and blinks woozily, staring at the ceiling. After a moment he realises that there is someone speaking.*
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*Angel kneels down next to the head of the bed, she's sure she saw his eyes flutter, and speaks softly*

Hello? you're safe now, every things going to be ok. *she talks in an as warm and comforting voice as she can manage* How do you feel?

*Zed shifts his head to look at her and immediately regrets it as a fresh throbbing sets up in his skull.* Like someone hit me... Where am I?

*She sighs with relief, letting go a breath she didn't know she was holding.* Your in a room in the Dojo off Westminster street, someone did hit you but he's not here right now. what's your name?

Zed Aryibai.. What do you mean "right now"?! *he pushes himself up onto his elbows then falters, suddenly dizzy*

*Angel leans forwards to help him sit up and he accepts it greatfully, not particularly wanting to fall back since his head is pounding now from just raising it off the pillow.* Don't worry you haven't got anything to worry about, Zed. More importantly.. do you know what I am?

*He hesitates, images of carnage flashing through his head again* A vampire.. and.. *he reaches up to touch is new fangs* so am I

[Angel]

*She nods and turns away from those eyes the colour of the glaciers heart.* I don't know why I chose you... He said not to leave witnesses but I couldn't let you die, *She begins to babble, rationalising something there is no explanation for*

*He touches the blood on her wrist, she'd forgotten completely about the would which is still oozing blood.* I did that, didn't I? I'm sorry...

Don't worry, it'll heal soon enough. Feel your neck, its gone already. *She gets up, walks to the sink and rummages in the cupboard for a bandage, what would the maid think, finding blood on the carpet? On the bed, Zed raises a hand to where the mark from her bite is already a fading white mark.*
Your head wont last much longer either, if you feed..

*He swallows, looking scared* you mean kill, don't you... *She winces and sits on the edge of the bed again, he changes the subject and tries to get away from the whole idea* How where you... I mean.. Who?

*Angel is taken aback for a moment then recalls how curious she had been after Seph had Changed her and smiles instead.* It was the other vampire who was with me, the one who took your singer, only a couple of months ago. His name is Zamiel, sometimes, we call him Seph though, and he is a very old vampire. As for how... well I was dying, as much as I hate to admit it he had me beat, *she grimaces* and that was his way of saving me.

*He looks baffled* but if you where having a shoot out then why did he want to save you in the first place?

*Her eyes go wide in surprise* a shoot out?! where did you get that idea? No, it was a blade and magic battle. Bullets aren't very good when magic is involved, too easy to stop. We don't mess around when we fight, no going easy, *she recounts the battle and what had been leading up to it ((as seen http://www.blackstardojo.org/viewtopic.php?t=358 here ))*

[Sephirothsicase]

*Seph suddenly stopped in mid flight. He was over the ocean by now.*

Wait.. I cant leave.. CRAP! I forgot!

*He turns directly backwards, and shoots back towards the Dojo. Luckily he hadnt gone very far, only a couple of miles.

After a few minutes, he arrives back at the Dojo. There was no sign of Caitir, Ajaxon or Embri. It seemed they had taken off in a hurry. (Krakh's story is going on at the same time as this one. )

He shrugged it off and flew around the hourse. His wings had changed, they had grown feathers. The black, leathery bat wings were gone. Black feathery wings stood in their place. These were best for travelling.
He stopped just outside Angel's window. He looked slightly annoyed as he rapped his knuckles on the glass twice. Obviously wanting her to open the window. If she was even IN her room. Was she? He couldnt quite see. He would just wait for a moment.*