Larken Sanders's Story

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.

" and where are you running off to in such a hurry "

The voice was a scratch, unpleasant voice that in a word, complemented wholisticly with the rough, battle worn figure of it's owner. Larken could now see his own folly, he had the scent of her blood etched into his naval cavities and he knew that with the head injuries she was certain to have sustained she couldn't get far, he did not think for a second she would run into someone clever enough to fool him as he'd been fooled for the girl was nowhere in sight and the smell of her blood now emanated from the young hunter that now turned to face him.

" I've got to hand it to you kid, that was a pretty clever trick, truly. The old bait and switch, never thought I would be ass enough to fall for it. " he said as he began closing the 25 feet gap between them with slow, deliberate steps

" yet here we are, and I can only assume you're supposed to be one of the humans running around cutting down the weaker of us and calling yourselves hunters, how cute, I will also go ahead and assume you've never faced a greater demon before " he stopped his advance some 12 feet away and took a second to read the young hunter's expression, he could see in his eyes that hunter wanted nothing more than to kill him, he hungered for it. " So I'll tell you how this is going to go; you're going to tell me where you sent the girl and I'll kill you quickly, snap your neck and I won't even drink from your corpse. Or you try to take me on and I break you and beat you until the pain stops your heart, which one will it be? "

Smile founds its way to wills face as he eyed down the demon." Well in my experience filth like you aren't to hard to trick. As far as how this is going to go ill take door number three."

Will readys his blade and lunges towards the demon, dragging the blades before a powerful slash up. Rubble fills the air before him as he throws a flame charged punch thought in hopes of dealing greater damage to the demon.

Larken only spat and took a wide stance akin to that of a lineman in the NFL, bracing himself to counter whatever the young hunter had in store for him with brute force. He watched closely as the hunter lunged at him whilst allowing the blade to drag through the pavement, he instantly recognized it as nothing more than a display to mask the true attack for dragging the blade in such a manner did little more than to hinder the momentum of a swing. The moment the hunter's wrist began to arch with upward momentum he dug into the ground and lunged his right hand forward to catch the blade but incidentally caught a fiery punch instead, stopping the hunter and his sneak attack cold in their tracks as his gauntlets continued to blaze with flames. He smiled at the shocked expression on the hunter's face, clearly he was expected that sneaky attack to do some damage.

" Heh " he grunted " wrong choice " Largen's hand clamped onto the gauntlets and the fires were snubbed out and with great force and speed he cocked back his left, firing it off as yanked the boy towards him so his face would collide with his fist, causing greater damage with both their momentum. A direct hit to the skull like that after he's fed would kill damn near any living creature walking the earth, fortunately for the hunter the girl had escaped before he could ingest her blood, his punches could still kill a human but there was a chance a battle savvy man like him would survive it. Though he likely wouldn't be standing afterwards.

Will cringed as the demons attack came for him. It hit hard, wills body dropped to the ground. "Is that all you've got?" will said with a grin as he spat blood at the beast. Largen approached for a finishing blow when Will threw a vial of the sleep serum at him. it broke on his chest but did no harm. Largen now standing over will lifted his foot to crush Will, but before he slammed down Will lit the liquid.

Will slowly stood. He collected his sword and began walking away. Looking back he could see the serum wearing off slowly. "Well settle this next time!" He shouted back to the demon as he walked out of the demon's sight.Dizzy with vision fading Will now headed to the hospital to hopefully save himself. He kept walking until he passed out in the streets.


(Sorry I took so long but im ready to get this goin again:)