Jane Adams's Story

Tapping away on her phone, Jane sat comfortably at a table on the outside porch of a cafe. She murmured quietly to herself, things she'd never say aloud or for others to hear. After clicking send after what seemed a thousand characters, she sighed and picked up the cup of tea. With a quiet sip, she watched many make their way through town. 'This is wonderful...' She thought in bliss, loving the crowd of people go through their own things. She always had a thing to watch people going off to their destinations, making such a wonder of where they'd be going, who they'd meet and what they'd do.

She let out a quiet chuckle, sipping her tea once more, strange people, strange world. Oh, how lucky they were to not be her... With this destructive power that seemed to burn whoever touched the light of her. Her thoughts were interrupted with the sudden string of a music box. Her phone, she sighed, sometimes she disliked distractions..

Cato looked around the cafe drinking the coffee. A girl about his age was answering her phone and a middle aged man was falling asleep on one of the tables, much to the dismay of the waitress. A shady looking guy dressed in black had just walked in, he looked dangerous, not that Cato could talk, his own clothes were pretty dark and his shadow could probably suffocate half the cafe. Still, Cato resolved to keep an eye on him, just in case he tried any funny business.

"Coffee, black" Will said to the waitress as he sat next to the guy in black. "Are you the one who ordered this?" dropping a claw from the creature he killed. "Now lets talk about my pay. id say 200 for the job, another 100 for for the claw 50 for my coat and 20 for my coffee. lets just make it an even 500 shall we."Will puts his feet up and waits for his coffee.

Jane hit the send button, relaxing back in her seat. "Wonder how class will be later on.." She murmured, picking up her beverage and sipping more. She sighed and ran a hand through her hair, looking around when new customers had came in. She observed them, humming when she watched the man in black and the man who had dropped the claw. She raised an eyebrow, was that linked with some of the demons...? She could simply shrug and looked to another newcomer. This one look like a student, maybe she's seem around the university. There was rumors of a new student coming in as well. She ripped her eyes away from the citizens, taking another drink of her tea. She tilted the cup to see how much she had left, biting her lip when her favorite drink was close to finish. She'd probably order another to go..

Surprise turned to panic as Cato realized what he was talking to. It wasn't even his first day in the city and he was already being targeted by one of those psychos, this was bad. A bead of sweat trickled down Cato's forehead, he'd heard about demon hunters hunting down freaks like him. He forced himself to stay calm, as far as he knew there wasn't anyone who wanted him dead, even if this hunter had tracked him down there was a good chance he was just trying to intimidate him. Cato noticed he'd been silent for too long, he'd have to play along for now.

"I think" said Cato, his voice shaking, "that you've made a mistake." Cato's shadow started to slowly move and began to cover the hunter. Cato started to regain his confidence if it came to that he didn't plan on going down without a fight.

Kat had been in town for a day or so and she yet again was alone like every other time " Where is that cafe ? " She once again was lost in the Plaza, Kat tryed to get someone to help but no one would even stop to help her out " This is like all the other place I have been " she muttered to her self " someone help " when she said that someone bumbed into her and knocked her down, then someone steped on her hand " Shit!!!" she screamed the sound wave blow people over and broke some near by window. " sorry.. sorry she said over and over as she stood up and ran off " Crap crap " Kat ended up at the cafe

"Oh is that so..." taking another look at the kid in black, "Well shit guy must have skipped town. No more under the table deals for me I'm gonna collect first kill later." From in his jacket William pulls out a card and hands it to the kid. "Names William, but you can call me will," he says with a smile, "I haven't seen you around much so i figured you were my employer sorry about that." Will quickly hid the claw in his jacket moments before the waitress handed him his coffee.

OOC:Supposed to be in plaza sorry guys.

"Okay" Cato said, slowly studying the hunter as he took the card. Haven was a pretty chaotic place maybe it wasn't that unlikely that he'd run into one of them. He faked a smile "Name's Cato Evans, I just got here this morning", just play nice he told himself, "so you're a demon hunter, huh? I heard you guys were just a myth".
A sudden sharp incredibly loud sound broke the tension, a window cracked and a strange girl threw herself into the cafe. Cato glanced at the hunter, he seemed surprised, this wasn't a trap... well at least not his trap. A siren blared outside as people rushed around, just what the hell had happened? He momentarily ignored the hunter and turned to the new girl, "are you alright" he asked as he stood up and began to approach her, "what happened?" Cato couldn't deny the excitement he was feeling, something messed up and possibly supernatural just happened outside, this was his reason for coming!

Cato sat down beside the strange girl. He couldn't believe it, she'd just admitted to causing the commotion outside. Was she corrupted? It seemed likely. "So what exactly did you just do?" he said in a hushed voice, "and don't you think you should be a little quieter when talking about stuff like that?" The hunter was still there they were both in danger. He tried to block her from his view.

"She just told you what she did boy can't you hear?" Will says with a laugh as he pulls a chair up to sit with the two,"and he is right miss there are big bad hunters out there that would have a field day with someone like you. Luckily no one was killed so you wont have to worry about me, but there is a possibility that someone will be after you now. Here is my card first job is free next one cost double and feel free to call when your in trouble which by the commotion outside may be very soon." With a quick laugh, a bow, and an invisible hat tip William walks out the door. "I've got to keep an eye on that boy if i were any other hunter one wrong move and i would have been done."

Her ears seemed to hurt now. That strange sound was audible around here, yet it wasn't strong enough to break the glass or her ears. They rang for a moment, flinching quietly before noticing a frantic woman walk in. She watched as the previous customer came and helped her, smiling lightly. Haven City still had it's kind citizens... She watched as the dark man walked out of the cafe, reminding her of her own curfew. She was never legally bound to sleep at a certain time or anything, she just didn't want to be out too late. She still had studies and such.

She gathered her things, checking her signature bag to make sure everything was still in tact. She threw away her empty drink, walking up to the cashier and awaiting for service. She tapped the counter quietly, watching as she let the small green glow on her fingertips fade in and out repeatedly. When she heard footsteps, she ceased playing around, simply smiling at the man that came to help her. "Hello, I'd like to just order an iced strawberry tea and I'll be on my way." She slipped out the money from her purse, placing down a five dollar bill.

With a couple buzzes and clicks, the man returned her change and gave her her receipt. She stepped to the side, letting other customers go and waiting in the corner patiently. Checking her watch, Jane rocked on her heel a couple times, taking one last look to observe the other people.

After waiting patiently for her tea, Jane finally received her beverage and headed off. She walked through the dark streets, taking a couple of dark turns. She couldn't deny using her powers to light her way through some of the darker areas, thank the heavens no one had seen her. Or so she hoped.

Once arriving at her dorms, she looked around. The other bed was made neatly, maybe her roommate had gone out.. Or moved out today. She did mention something about the dorm during class, yet the bell had made it hard to hear with all the other students scrambling to get out of class. She sighed and slipped off the messenger bag, setting it on her computer desk along with her drink. She laid back, murmuring quiet lyrics to a common song. She should probably study, but the bed was so comfortable! Maybe a few minutes...

Jane stared at the lecturer as things began to get in depth. She went over this several times, wondering if this introduction was simply for the sake of the new comer. The newcomer. Something about him was strange... Something similar to her situation? Could he be like her? With the strange occurrence with the demons and powers. It was possible he needed answers too, yet he could just be interested in getting a major in Demonology. She sighed, glancing at the clock each time.

As class ended, she slung her bag around her shoulder, wandering around the school grounds. Next thing she knows, she sees that same shady guy and that frantic girl she had seen at the cafe. She raised an eyebrow, were they students? Or was there something going on? She shrugged it off, contact may lead suspicions, if so, she didn't want to raise any thing. She was already registered in H.O.D.A, she didn't want to be registered as one of the targets. She heard of rumors... rumors of those who are unstable, they get sent away. Away where they're tested. She only hoped those rumors weren't true.

She shuddered for a moment, all these thoughts of rumors and tests were scaring her. Maybe she should just sketch or something to calm herself down.

Jane sighed, sneaking along into the university. She knew that she could come in when ever she want, she just didn't want to be seen going out. She had a pretty solid reputation of being back at her dorm at a curfew, however, this time she stayed too late. Eyes darted from side to side, something seemed... off. Crap, was she gonna be like one of those girls who died on the intro of some sort of paranormal show? She didn't want to stay to find out.

Maybe she could ask for some light or at least some sort of escort. She paced down the path. She could feel eyes. She walked faster. Adrenaline was getting to her. No, it was fear. The last time she encountered this fear was when those men began calling her freaks. She could feel the glowing of green, the light bounced off her face, fading in and out. Calm down, you're at the university... but the rumors. The cawing of a crow. A crow. She dashed.

For years since control of the city fell from demon hands they were forced to live in hiding within the cities underbelly, the dark, dank sewers. Only a few were able to rise from the rubble that was their weakened bodies and broken prides, the greatest of those few was Larken who lead his brethren back to the surface world to take back what was theirs, of course they were all far too weakened to do so by force so they needed time to continue to heal their wounds and grow their power. Larken provided them the means to do so by seizing control gang controlled territory bit by bit until there were few who could rival them, the law regarded them as just another gang too powerful to be taken down so they were able to do what had to be done, feasting on humans and making it appear as casualties of gang violence while flying under the radar of hunters.

That time is over and the time to let the humans know to prepare for war, but he could not do so with a sudden attack, a better way would be to feed on a human and leave their defiled corpse where the right people would find it, he could think of no better place to do this than their precious University. An attack on a students would begin the stirrings of fear and panic. A certain brown haired, green eyed teen had chosen a most unfortunate night to be out pass curfew.

Larken had spotted her upon his intrusion though she failed to notice him on account of her attempts at sneaking back into the campus no doubt, fortunate for him but very, very unfortunate for her. It was easy to guess which building she was her goal allowing him to choose an alternative route that would get him there much sooner, and there he would wait wait wait there in the darkness near the entrance where in her hurry she would not see before it was too late. Sure enough she rounded the corner and swiftly she scurried to what she thought would be her protection from unseen pursuer but just before she could reach the double doors a tall, rough looking thug with gnarly scars down the left side of his face came from the darkness to stand between her and safety, she tried to slow up and take off in the other direction but it was much too late, his right hand found a firm grip around her slender neck and hoisted her into the air.

" Look at what we've got here, a sheep that has wondered too far from it's guardian Shepard in night, wondered right into the jaws of a hungry wolf "

he said with a nasty, crooked smile as she squirmed in his grasp trying desperately and in vein to break free, his strength was far beyond hers. With the flick of his wrist the girl was tossed against the wall behind them nearly knocking her unconscious therefore allowing him ample time to flip her over and press her face and chest against the cold, hard wall. He could feel her trembling beneath his touch, he was well aware of the fact some mortals were cursed with abilities akin to demonic power so he knew he had to kill her before shock and fear gave way to reason and she used what power she had against him. The grotesque sounds of his jaws unhinging and stretching could be compared to the sound of wood splinting under pressure as he prepared to decapitate her with the aid of the now many visible rows of inhumanly sharp fangs, so that he may quickly drink the corpse dry directly from major arteries.

This man. He wasn't human. The energy coursing in him, it was different and she could feel it through contact. She attempted to breath with every small bit of oxygen she could get, all the while trying to break out of his grasp. Her strength was no match to hers, even he knew it. Before she could even focus her powers, her body met the wall and she fell to the floor. Blood raced down the side of her face as vision faded in and out for her. Steps grew closer, hands pushing her up against the wall. Cold met the warmth of her face, her eyes telling her it was time to sleep and her body refusing to stop her shudders. With the nauseous sounds of cracking and unhinging, Jane was desperate to try to get out of this man's grasp.

She focused some of the last of her energy into her right hand, immediately shooting at the monster of a man. She wasn't sure he was injured at all by the blast of energy, yet she knew that the blow at least fazed him for a couple seconds. She could not catch a glimpse of his face, yet she could tell he'd be furious by her struggles. She spotted a way out and she booked it, feeling herself run unnaturally, probably from fatigue. She didn't dare to look back. Now she had to find some sort of figure. One that could help her, one that could keep her away from the monster. With her voice still dry from the choking, she attempted to scream for help. She had to hope someone had heard it, please. She couldn't die here.

She took a few twists and turns, hoping to find the security office. They weren't in?! She gripped at her head, her left hand meeting with the thick blood that mixed with sweat and her hair. Ignoring the disgust in the back of her mind, she listened closely. There was the muffled sound of talking, somewhere close. She had to find and warn them, hopefully they'd help her too. She scouted the area, finding the faint figures of four people. She could feel the tears in her green eyes, the relief in her mind. She sprinted off towards them, not realizing the situation that had been going on with the "four".

Cato let out a quick laugh of relief and released Kat while at the same time doubling his efforts to restrain the demon. "Sorry Kat" he managed weakly "I was running out of time and.." he glared at Will "I didn't have many options..." He returned his attention to the shapeshifter, he honestly didn't want to kill it, its abilities were fascinating and its knowledge of demons would probably be even more so. Still, it had killed so many people and Kat would have been its next target. Cato pulled out his gun, "let's finish this."

"Please" cried the impostor, "you don't understand! I had no choice, every form I took I only took to protect myself, to hide!" Cato faltered, was this even a demon? He knew the facts but he just couldn't shoot a helpless girl in cold blood, and on top of that she looked just like Kat. For a moment Cato's concentration wavered. The shapeshifter smiled, a horrible and grotesque smile the literally reached from ear to ear and lunged at Cato breaking free from his shadow.

The demon collided with him before he could even raise his gun and knocked him to the ground, sending the weapon flying out of reach. The monster opened its now hideous maw, to reveal serrated teeth and an a lizard like tongue. It was unbelievably strong and easily held held him down, as it went for the kill.

Jane was just feet away before reaching the four, freezing in her spot when the demon revealed it's hideous mouth. She lost her voice, simply staggering forward, maybe to help, hoping to do something. She flinched when the monster jumped off the boy and onto the girl. She closed her eyes. The sound of flesh ripping and blood dripping would accompany soon, and hearing was better rather than seeing. She heard nothing of that, her eyes fluttering open as she scanned the area.

The demon seemed to be the only one in pain, it beauteously strange to her. Her left hand (her right hand was stained with her blood) reached for the hunter, grasping the fabric of his shirt as her knees felt like they'd turn to goo. She tugged almost roughly, finding the courage to find her voice once more. "There's more than o-one.." She murmured, her eyes fluttering as she felt body giving out progressively.

"Kat!!!" cried Cato, as he scrambled to his feet, the demon was too close it was over. Suddenly the monster's head exploded showering the group with a foul sticky black mess. The demon's headless body struggled on the ground and then stopped moving entirely. "Kat are you okay?!" he called running over to her. She seemed shaken but otherwise unharmed,"you did it" he smiled and hugged her "we're safe!"

Well, at least he thought they were until he heard a noise from Will's direction. He turned to see an injured girl collapse against Will, had the shapeshifter done that? Cato froze, he could sense another demon, the overwhelming sense of fear could be nothing else.

She flinched at the hands touching her face, smearing the blood off of her pale face. Her eyes fluttered open once more, looking around as the area seemed to spiral. She could see the three, their figures silhouetted by the darkness. She could see her blood on the hunter, his dialogue now being audible to her. "I'm going to fight who ever hurt her."

She attempted to sit up from the ground to protest his plan, only to no avail as she cringed. Her head pounded as she remained awake. Wanting to speak to them, tell them her experiences, but her voice was once again lost. She eventually shut her eyes, knowing she could be question at the hospital. She let the wave of rest overcome her, passing out onto the spot.