Varathia

Banzel



Seeing the young snake on the ground smelling the fear coming from her she was scared of something either she couldnt control her powers or more likely she was rejecting what had been done to her on an emotional level something he knew well the memories of his early days and how he had at first rejected it all how this couldnt happen how this was a nightmare and he needed to wake up without the support of kai and hail he wouldnt have found the strength to go on! this was a guess he could either be right or be horribly wrong!

not touching her but close he dropped to one knee he spoke calm warm supporting voice you wish for the nightmare to end to be anywhere else but here your not a monster ,your something new they did something to you to make you this way but your not a beast, humans will fear you but you want to be one of them they cast you out call you names monster or worse but your not you are you always what they did is apart of you now embrace it for it is not going away but know you are not alone you have others here who know the pain and fear for they to experienced it we are your family now your friends your support we will not abandon you I will not abandon you !

Hail

Once Pal had voiced her distaste, and Sin had moved behind him Hail growled at the tiger. He was about to speak when Sin screamed and fell to the ground. He blinked before spinning and crouching to put an arm on her shoulders. She looked afraid, and in disbelief. How long had it been since they experimented on her? He didn't know... but surely it had been long enough that her body would've already gotten past the stage of trying to reject the DNA. Again before he could say anything to calm the girl Banzel had come closer to the girl and was speaking. Hail growled lowly again at him, his claws dancing to come out of his fingertips. Without meaning to his arm tightened around Sins shoulders.

"Banzel. Leave. Challenge me to a fight later but these two girls are under my protection and if you do anything more to make them uncomfortable, I will kill you." He turned to look at Sin and kept the growl out of his voice. "Can you walk...Sin?"

Banzel



Alright brother i'll leave for now our battle will be another day his appearance had changed claws ,fangs,and tiger markings appeared growling but if you dont keep your word or you hurt those girls or prey upon those humans who are not our enemy and I hear about it looking at a small tree near him with a flexing motion of his hand the trees trunk began to splinter and crack finally shattering the tree fell over nothing will stop me from ripping you apart !


turning fully into the tiger he moved off into the forest heading away from them he had other places to be he was going to check out around the facility something about that girl didnt sit right with him he was going to find some answers!

Her mouth tasted like blood. There was nothing she could do about it at this point. Sin was weeping on the ground--the pain was so intense and she had no choice now but to endure it. She had promised herself that she would not show any signs of weakness in front of the Expris that could potentially rip her to shreds, but now it was all but impossible. There she was in a ball on the ground, her bloodied hands covering her mouth as the fangs continued to extend into her oral cavity.

A hand on her shoulder now--was it that tiger? She already felt uncomfortable as it was with this guy around--first leaping out of the bushes with absolutely no clothing on, then immediately turning his attention on her! Scared and intimidated as she was of him at this point, she could do nothing as she picked up on him saying something to her. Sin did not understand what he was saying, but she did know that she did not need nor want to hear him prattle on about how he wanted to know more about her--

The hand on her shoulder squeezed tighter and another moan escaped between her fingers as a second voice--she could tell this one was Hail's--spoke up. Again, through her sobbing and whimpering, Sin could not quite make out what they were talking about, but soon the tiger Expri's voice was quiet, and then... silence. Nothing but the sound of her heartbeat pounding like a possessed drum against the inside of her head and her whimpering--if Hail wanted to kill her after all, this would be the time to do it.

"Can you walk... Sin?" Hail's voice was soft as a bit of pressure left her shoulder. Was that the lion's hand? Why did he care about her well-being so much, especially when he had seen how weak and useless she was? Her entire body was trembling still as another jolt of pain in her mouth forced another cry from her lips. Despite her hands muffling the sound, the pain that could be heard in each whimper was evident. Keeping one hand across her mouth, Sin used one shaky hand to try and push herself back up to her knees, but her muscles had turned to jelly and she found it near-impossible just to stabilize herself on the ground. Feeling absolutely helpless and tired and confused, Sin wiped her eyes with her bloody hands and spat on the ground, leaving a glistening red dot among the otherwise green undergrowth of the forest.

"...it hurtssssssssss..." the girl whispered, now gently rubbing her cheeks and leaving reddish-pink splotches against her pale skin. Her tongue flicked out of her mouth, covered in blood--the scent was making Sin nauseous again, moreso than even before. Her yellow eyes seemed to stare right through the lion Expri, as if she were in a daze. "...hurtsssssssss ssssssssso-aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!"

Another scream, this time louder than before as Sin opened her mouth wide and the blood-stained fangs finally seemed to settle into position. She left her mouth open, too sore and painful to move it at this time as her body began to tremble uncontrollably once more, this time much more noticeable than the last. Not even able to think of anything to say without the risk of impaling her tongue or jaw with these new fangs, she remained in slack-jawed shock, quiet sobs filling the air around them.

She didn't care at this point that she was displaying weakness in front of Hail or Palmira. She didn't care whether they thought of her as pathetic or useless. If that were the case, Hail or Palmira could easily put Sin out of her misery, but they didn't attempt to do anything. What Sin did care about, however, was the burning sensation in her chest; the piercing pain from inside her mouth; her trembling arms covered in purple scales that constantly reminded her of what she had become. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she attempted to pick herself up off the ground again; her strength was fading fast, the pain and fatigue in her body completely overtaking what little bit of energy she had left, and she collapsed in a heap on the ground once more, sobbing all the while.

"...it hurtsssssssss..."

Hail

At the sight of the fangs and scales Hail understood what was happening. She was transitioning into the second stage of transformation. It would be painful for her, especially the fangs. Hail grimaced as he remembered when he had transformed for the first time. Kai hadn't left his side when it happened, just as she hadn't left the tigers side. Dammit he didn't know what to do, Pal had already gone through all her transitioning when he broke her out of the lab she was in. Seera and Zac had endured their first time transforming away from him, as he had been out hunting both times it had happened. And Aura, well Aura was a freak. She had been the head scientists daughter and so had been given any number of painkillers for her transition. Lucky bitch. He frowned as she tried and failed to stand. Aura might be able to get something from the village, after all if it hurt Sin so much now, it would hurt a hell of a lot more when she moved into Stage 3 and back. He had made up his mind.

"Pal, please run quickly to the clearing where Aura is, I need her to quickly get me some painkillers from the village. Preferably strong ones. I will carry Sin to the meeting place since she can't seem to walk." Why was he bothering? This girl hadn't even agreed to work for him so why had he fed her and now planned to carry her? He didn't know but Hail decided to leave his stupid questions for later. Giving a sigh he reached over to pick up the sobbing girl as gently as he could. He had one arm under her knees and the other one underneath her upper back. He wouldn't be able to walk as fast as he would like but it would have to do. With that he set off to find Aura.

Banzel




The tiger had backtracked to the area outside the facility having picked up a trail the scents coming from it were strange he smelled a heavy scent of bear and a few others wolf maybe and what was that a scent he picked up only a moment Kai moving down that trail he was following it was heading toward the direction the village he found a spot where it looked like a brawl had happened he was picking up the bears scent quite heavily here still moving on thinking about how alone he could move at a much quicker pace than if he was in a group how he was always alone it was better this way humans they feared him ,the scientists just saw him as a weapon ,to hail a challenger and rival , and kai he was out cast he was nearing the village now he was quite hungry and it was late he could hear the villagers moving about young teenagers having fun they had no idea that he was so close moving through them nearing the village he had some clothes stored around here ah there they were hidden moving closer they were in good shape and the weather hadnt damaged them slowly changing back his body felt tired he had pushed himself hard but eat soon enough he heard talk some of the villagers were talking about how a large creature had killed some kids and and how the bodies had been found Hail his tiger markings were peeking through calming himself the scents and sounds of the village felt rather strange after so long he would deal with the lion while all this had happened before his threat of crushing him he still would take the lion on this was something you just dont do these were not their enemies they didnt hurt them they are not the ones who turned them into monsters Hail had blood thirst the Tiger knew well what it did he never would forget what had happened during the escape the lion had killed a lot of the scientists but whats worse he reveled in it their torture he had to talk to kai she was here he would see her soon enough that he had no doubt about he hadnt been to the village in a while always in the wood was where he felt most at home now !

Palmira had been stood watching, leant against the tree with her hand across her stomach again, seeming distinctly unimpressed by the whole thing. She'd kept her opinions to herself however, staying quiet, until Hail had told her to go to find Aura to get some painkillers.

That seemed to hit something of a raw nerve with the dragon expri, particularly as she had been doing her best to put on a brave face against the burning in her abdomen. She snarled.

"Painkillers?!" she snapped.
"Do you happen to see any sort of irony here? You never seem to give a damn about whether I'm in pain or not! Do you think I should make more fuss about it next time maybe? No Hail, no. I'm not running errands and playing nurse like this is some kind of medical emergency because someone has a toothache and can't man up about it. Not when you happily ignore everything I tolerate."

Hail

He sighed and turned back to face the Dragon. She had a point but Hail was at a total loss for what to do. He had smelled the pain nearly constantly, but if he had a feeling if he ordered her to do something about it she would just snap and try to bite his head off. Then again, maybe she would appreciate it if he took better care of her, of all of them. Not for the first time Hail wondered how Kai would solve this, how would she handle a cranky Expri and a girl going into the transformation for the first time? Maybe if Pal was with Kai this sort of discussion wouldn't even have come up. The panther just seemed to be able to take care of people, something Hail had never been able to do. He was completely powerless at taking care of the ones around him. He growled and bit his lip before sighing and turning his weary gaze back onto Pal.

"Look... I.... am not sure how to fix this. I admit, whenever you are in pain I don't know what you want me to do and so I do nothing. I don't know whether you prefer painkillers or simply having a target to kill in order to relieve some stress. I don't know what you want, I don't know how to fix these problems. But with this," he nodded at the girl in his arms. "I do know...somewhat, what to do. I do know that the first time you transform it's like your entire body is erupted with pain and it appears as if this is what is happening. I thought that if Aura could get something for her, it would go faster and smoother. But I'm sorry for expecting you to assist me with her. It isn't your responsibility. Will it please you if I simply forget the painkillers and contact Seera to come get her?" Seera always seemed to hear when Hail called her, the falcon had an eery knack for it. Surely Seera and Zac would know what to do to help Sin and hopefully with some distance between Pal and the snake would ease the aggravated dragon Expri.

After watching Koda for a while, Amara heard her stomach growl a little. A bowl of fruit and meat lay on the floor for Koda, and on the door was a note. ' Dear little one, if you are hungry feel free to help yourself to food in the kitchen. Turn left out of your room, go down three doors, take the stair case on your right, then it's two doors on the left.' Just the thought of food made her stomach mumble a little louder, demanding to be fed. It has been a while since I ate anything.. she thought to herself. "I'll be back, Koda. I'm going to get something to eat..." She slipped out of the room, and closed the door behind her. The hallway was longer than she expected. Gingerly, she began to walk through the house, nervously toying with her still damp hair.

Now let's see... take a left out of the room.. was it two doors? Or three? Stairs? She stopped in the middle of the hall. She had been so excited to eat that she didn't think to really pay that close of attention to the letter on her door. Looking around, she spotted a door just ahead of her. Biting her lower lip, she decided to try it. Maybe this led to the stairs? Cautiously she knocked and then slowly opened the door. It wasn't the staircase.

Redge was a sleep on his bed. "Oh, I'm sorry, Redge," she whispered. She blushed a little and took her hand off the door knob. Redge's room looked a lot like hers. The same small bed, dresser, and window, only Amara had a huge sliding door attached to the courtyard and Redge didn't. I guess the door was more for Koda than for me.. she thought to herself. Koda. She had left him alone in the room. Glancing over her shoulder she hoped that the room would still be in one piece when she got back to it. Seeing as the panther was asleep, she gently closed the door to his room and proceeded to try and find the kitchen.

When she did, she fixed herself some soup. Once she was finished she noticed a brown bag with a strap on it. Thinking of her idea, and of Koda, made her stomach twist. But she didn't belong here. She took the bag and filled it with some cans of soup, rice, beef jerky, and a jug of water. It was heavier now, of course, but the bear in her said it weighed nothing. She made her way back to her room, quiet as a mouse. She wasn't stealing. The female panther had said to make herself at home.

She found the dresser in her room, being careful not to wake Koda, and slowly began to slip the multiple changes of clothes into the bag. Luckily, most of it fit. She took the blanket from the bed and rolled it up, tucking it under her arm. She recalled matches and a candle in the bathroom, so she went and added them to her loot. She gently closed the sliding door that she had left open earlier behind her after one last sad look at Koda. She just couldn't stay here. It wasn't the place for her. With a heavy heart, she took off at a light sprint. Sure, she was still tired, but the soup had restored some of her strength.

She ran and ran until she was far, very far, from the village lights.

The pain was overwhelming. Sin had no idea what was happening anymore, but it hurt too much for her own comfort. She could no longer articulate anything that she wanted to say, but that did not matter--all she would do anyway is cry softly and moan over and over again. It would do nothing to dull her pain, but at least it would have given her a slight sense of relief.

Her entire body was trembling as she felt herself being lifted off of the ground. Was Hail... carrying her? Despite the pain coursing through her body, she started wondering why this expri cared so much about her well-being. Was he genuinely concerned? Probably not--he seemed too aloof for that sort of thing, especially compared to his attention with Palmira. Could he be in love? Again, probably not--what was the possibility that he would have cared that much about her in the short span of time he had known her? Besides, who would ever care about a freak like her that much anyway? She would not have been able to survive without his assistance, but she never deserved it in the first place--

...was he attempting to recruit her for his plans? Hail had mentioned something about doing a few "favors" for him at some point in the future... Would he require her to kill someone for him? Multiple people? Swear an oath of undying loyalty? Rub his feet every night before bed? Perhaps this work would be demeaning or... bloody--she flicked her tongue out of her mouth in her pain and the stench of blood was overpowering as it was before--but whatever she had to do for the lion would have to be better than sitting in a cell all day, waiting for a plate of meat and dreading what they might need her to do for them...

She could hear them talking over the pounding in her head. There was no real way to discern what they were talking about in particular—Sin knew that it was because of her that they were talking, but she did not need nor want to be that extra weight if she did not have to be. She wanted to speak up and tell them to just leave her alone, that she wasn’t worth the time or effort, that no one should be acting this protective of the freak that she was becoming--

Another burning sensation of pain in her mouth as the fangs pushed through ever so slightly through the gums. Sin could not help but cry out as something began to burn in her sinuses, a sensation that she had never felt before this moment. Her face felt as if it were on fire, crackling and burning and taking on a dry, cracked texture. Her eyes darted around the area, glancing from tree to tree and watching the shadows grow longer with every second. Her gaze was growing lower and lower—

A crack in her back, followed by another and another. Suddenly she felt limp, bending over Hail’s arm much farther than she thought possible. Sin was now looking straight at the ground, taken aback by the sudden change of scenery. She gasped and watched as a bit of blood dripped from her tongue, falling to the ground and covering a small flower with red splatters of color.

At first, she could not hear it over the pounding in her head and the soft whimpering escaping her mouth, but she saw it with her own eyes: the flower was wilting, curling its petals and—were those holes forming in the flower!? Was her blood… burning through!? Another quiet moan as she felt a tear welling up in her eye; so many emotions flooding her system at this point, but by far the most predominant were fear and confusion.

What’s… Who… Why me…?

Palmira gritted her teeth, showing her rather pointed canines, both top and bottom. She was clearly not appeased by what had been said.

"And now you're looking at me like I'm just doing this to be awkward! You don't seem to even understand WHY I'm upset, do you? I don't have some sort of unreasonable vendetta against this person, I am apathetic at BEST. I don't really care either way. It's the unfairness I'm having trouble with.

I wouldn't mind if you were an unfeeling bastard. I wouldn't mind if you were obnoxiously overbearing about people's problems...but you seem to think that for some reason my pain is a completely trivial matter compared to hers, and that not only is it fine to ignore what I go through, but that I should be ignoring it too and putting my energy into helping princess over here! And if I don't, it's because I'm some sort of vicious psycho!

Well no Hail, I am not helping with this. Why should I be making sure people I don't even like are somehow elevated over me? I am going to give you an accurate impression of how it feels by not doing anything!" Palmira snapped, walking over to the nearest tree and dropping into a sitting position, her arms folded and form bent forwards.

Banzel





arriving at the one place in the village where he could find others like himself kai would have brought them here the rumors around the village were many he would have to be careful his ability to control his transformation wasnt that good it tended to be triggered by his emotions when they ran out of control he could smell the strong scents of wolf and bear in the air !


lets just hope they remembered him the long leather coat and pants still fit quite well !